CreatorFiles module for Powershell

PowerShell module that extends the Unix touch command with reusable file presets.

Installation • Quick Start • Documentation

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About

CreatorFiles is a PowerShell module that brings the Unix touch command to Windows with modern enhancements. Create files, update timestamps, generate numbered copies, and - the killer feature - save reusable file templates as presets.

Perfect for developers, sysadmins, and anyone who regularly creates the same project scaffolding.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Quick Start
• Available Commands
• Testing
• Requirements
• License

Installation

From PowerShell Gallery (recommended)

Install-Module CreatorFiles -Scope CurrentUser

Manual installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Mister128/TouchModulePowershell.git

# Copy to your modules folder
Copy-Item -Path .\TouchModulePowershell\CreatorFiles -Destination "$env:USERPROFILE\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\CreatorFiles" -Recurse

# Import the module
Import-Module CreatorFiles

Quick Start

# Create a single file
Touch "readme.md"

# Create multiple files at once
Touch "index.html", "style.css", "app.js"

# Create numbered copies
Touch "log.txt" -Count 7
# -> (1)log.txt, (2)log.txt, ..., (7)log.txt

# Save a project template
Save-TouchPreset -Name web-project -Files index.html, style.css, script.js

# Apply the template
Touch -Preset web-project -Path C:\Projects\my-site

# See all saved presets
Get-TouchPreset

Available Commands

Touch

Creates new files or updates timestamps of existing ones.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
-Name	File name(s) to create or update. Accepts pipeline input.
-Preset	Name of a saved preset (mutually exclusive with -Name).
-Path	Target directory. Defaults to current directory.
-Count	Creates numbered copies: (1)file.txt, (2)file.txt, ...
-Force	Silently updates timestamps on existing files.

Save-TouchPreset

Saves a file template for later use.

# Save a web project template
Save-TouchPreset -Name web-project -Files index.html, style.css, app.js

# Save with default path and count
Save-TouchPreset -Name week-logs -Files log.txt -Count 7 -Path C:\Logs

Get-TouchPreset

Lists all saved presets or inspects a specific one.

# List all presets
Get-TouchPreset

# Inspect a specific preset
Get-TouchPreset -Name web-project

Remove-TouchPreset

Deletes a saved preset.

# Remove a preset
Remove-TouchPreset -Name week-logs

# Pipeline support
Get-TouchPreset -Name old-preset | Remove-TouchPreset

Note

Presets are stored in %APPDATA%\CreatorFiles\presets.json:

Testing

The module is covered by Pester 5 tests (24 tests).

# Install Pester 5 (if needed)
Install-Module Pester -Force -SkipPublisherCheck -Scope CurrentUser

# Run all tests
Invoke-Pester -Path .\Tests\

Tests run automatically on every push via GitHub Actions.

Requirements

• PowerShell 5.1+ (Windows PowerShell or PowerShell Core 7+)
• Windows 10/11 or Windows Server 2016+
• Pester 5+ (for running tests)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.