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Given the function object (i.e. $f = gi Function:\myfunc) is it possible to find file name and other info (for instance line number) of the file where function is declared?
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Get-ChildItem cmdlet in PowerShell is used to get items in one or more specified locations. Using Get-ChildItem, you can find files. You can easily find files by name, and location, search file for string, or find file locations using a match pattern.
The Test-Path cmdlet determines whether all elements of the path exist. It returns $True if all elements exist and $False if any are missing. It can also tell whether the path syntax is valid and whether the path leads to a container or a terminal or leaf element.
$_ is an alias for automatic variable $PSItem (introduced in PowerShell V3. 0; Usage information found here) which represents the current item from the pipe.
To search the content in the file in PowerShell, you need to first get the content from the file using Get-Content command and then you need to add Select-String pipeline command. In the below example, we need to search the lines which contain the Get word. You can use multiple patterns to search for the result.
You are on the right track with gi. The ScriptBlock member of the function object has File and StartPosition among its properties:
(gi function:\prompt).ScriptBlock.File
Or you can just go with:
${Function:myfunc}.File
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