This function will search the Tips.json file from the Git-Tips project on GitHub. You will need to clone or download the git-tips project locally from https://github.com/git-tips/tips.

Find-GitTip.ps1

#requires -version 4.0

Function Find-GitTip {

<#
.Synopsis
Search Git tips
.Description
This function will search the Tips.json file from the Git-Tips project on GitHub. You will need to clone or download the git-tips project locally from https://github.com/git-tips/tips.
.Parameter Text
The search term which can be a regular expression pattern.
.Parameter Path
The path to the tips.json file from the GitHub project.
.Example
find-gittip status

title                    tip                 
-----                    ---                 
Status of ignored files. git status --ignored

Find all tips with 'status' in the tip title.

.Example
find-gittip \bignore\b | format-list


title : Ignore one file on commit (e.g. Changelog).
tip   : git update-index --assume-unchanged Changelog; git commit -a; git update-index 
        --no-assume-unchanged Changelog

title : Ignore file mode changes on commits
tip   : git config core.fileMode false

Find all tips that contain the word 'ignore' and display as a formatted list.

.Notes
version: 1.0

Learn more about PowerShell:
http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/essential-powershell-resources/

.Link
ConvertFrom-Json

.Link
https://github.com/git-tips/tips
#>

[cmdletbinding()]

Param(
[Parameter(
Position = 0, 
Mandatory, 
HelpMessage = "enter a search word or regex pattern."
)]
[ValidateNotNullorEmpty()]
[string]$Text,

[ValidateScript({
if (Test-Path $_) {
   $True
}
else {
   Throw "Cannot validate path $_"
}
})]     
[string]$Path = 'c:\scripts\tips\tips.json'
)

Write-Verbose "Starting: $($MyInvocation.Mycommand)"
Write-Verbose "Searching for $text from $path"

#convert each to a pscustomobject
Get-Content -Path $path | ConvertFrom-Json | 
foreach {$_ -as [pscustomobject]} |
where {$_.title -match $text}

Write-Verbose "Ending: $($MyInvocation.Mycommand)"
}

#define an alias
Set-Alias -Name greptip -Value Find-GitTip