This script accesses files stored in a directory, reading the first 1024 bytes of each file. It includes a function that carefully removes comments marked by /* and */ from the content. After cleaning up the content, it converts it back into bytes and saves the changes to the original files.

RemoveCommentsFromFiles.ps1

$files = Get-ChildItem -Path "A:\Phoenix"

# Define the comment start and end markers
$commentStart = '/*'
$commentEnd = '*/'

foreach ($file in $files) {
    # Open the file and read the first 1024 bytes
    $maxBytes = 1024
    $buffer = New-Object byte[] $maxBytes

    $fs = [System.IO.File]::OpenRead($file.FullName)
    $bytesRead = $fs.Read($buffer, 0, $maxBytes)
    $fs.Close()

    # Convert bytes to string
    $firstBytes = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString($buffer, 0, $bytesRead)

    # Remove comments
    function Remove-Comments {
        param (
            [string]$text,
            [string]$startMarker,
            [string]$endMarker
        )

        $pattern = [regex]::Escape($startMarker) + ".*?" + [regex]::Escape($endMarker)
        return [regex]::Replace($text, $pattern, '', [System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions]::Singleline)
    }

    # Apply the removal function
    $cleanedBytes = Remove-Comments -text $firstBytes -startMarker $commentStart -endMarker $commentEnd

    # Convert the cleaned content back to bytes
    $cleanedBytes = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes($cleanedBytes)

    # Write the updated bytes back to the file
    $fs = [System.IO.File]::Open($file.FullName, [System.IO.FileMode]::Open, [System.IO.FileAccess]::ReadWrite)
    $fs.Write($cleanedBytes, 0, $cleanedBytes.Length)
    $fs.Close()
}