Added new-text-file.ps1

Author: Markus Fleschutz

data/templates/Markdown.md

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 Your Headline
-============
+=============
 
 Some introductory words...
 
-- Point 1
-- Point 2
+1. Do this...
+2. Do that...

data/templates/Text.txt

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+Your Headline
+=============
+
+Some introductory words...
+
+1. Do this...
+2. Do that...

scripts/new-text-file.ps1

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+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Creates a new text file 
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script creates a new .txt file from template file at: ../data/templates/Text.txt.
+.PARAMETER path
+	Specifies the path and new filename 
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./new-text-file.ps1 README.txt
+	✅ New text file 'README.txt' created from template 'Text.txt'.
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+param([string]$path = "")
+
+try {
+	if ($path -eq "" ) { $path = Read-Host "Enter the new filename" }
+
+	$pathToTemplate = Resolve-Path "$PSScriptRoot/../data/templates/Text.txt" 
+	Copy-Item $pathToTemplate "$path"
+	if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { throw "Can't copy template to: $path" }
+
+	"✅ New text file '$path' created from template 'Text.txt'."
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}