We all know the importance of documentation regarding our PowerShell commands. We also all know this is one of the last things to get done, if ever. That’s too bad. Good help documentation is not only beneficial for the user but also for anyone who has to maintain your code, which could be you in six months.

There’s no reason not to create help documentation, especially when there are free tools that can accelerate the process. I know I’ve mentioned the Platyps module in the past, but I don’t think I’ve ever dived into it. Let’s fix that oversight today.

Platyps

Platyps is an open-source project from Microsoft. You can install it in Windows PowerShell or PowerShell 7.