PBCheck

A tool to check for missing software, directories and executables in the PATH

Table of contents

• What is PBCheck
• What does it look like
• How is it configured
• License

What is PBCheck

PBCheck is a Windows tool that checks for:

• missing programs that should be installed;
• missing directories (I use it to remember to check out my git repositories);
• missing executables in the PATH.

What does it look like

Nothing fancy:

How is it configured

Create a JSON file with a content similar to the following:

{
	"DesiredSoftware": [
		"Anaconda3",
		"AutoHotkey",
		"calibre"
	],
	"DesiredDirectories": [
		"C:\\A\\Directory",
		"$HOME\\Some\\Other\\Dir"
	],
	"DesiredExeInPath": [
		"magick.exe",
		"mvn.cmd",
		"test.bat",
		"Flatten-Directory.ps1"
	]
}

PBCheck will ask you to locate a configuration file when executed for the first time.

As for the file content, please bear in mind that:

• the entries in the DesiredSoftware section are the prefix of the desired installed programs (you may check the convenient Installed Software tab to get a list of installed software names);
• the entries in the DesiredDirectories section can have the $HOME prefix, which will be automatically replaced with the user's home directory (e.g. C:\Users\MyUser);
• the entries in the DesiredExeInPath can be any kind of executable file, including .exe, .cmd, .bat and .ps1.

License

PBCheck is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.