added a tool to easily bump the script version.

.gitignore

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 /*
 /*/
-!.gitignore
-!strippy.ps1
+
+# folders
 !tests
+!configFiles
+
+# main scripts
+!strippy.ps1
+!version-bumper.ps1
 !*.Tests.ps1
 !logAnalyzer.ps1
 !timecheck.ps1
-!configFiles
+
+# files
+!.gitignore
+!LICENSE
+!README.md

version-bumper.ps1

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+<#
+    .synopsis
+        Used to easily bump the version of the script on master + apply a tag       
+#>
+
+param (
+    [Parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory = $true)][ValidateSet('minor', 'major', 'patch')][String] $semver,
+    [Parameter(Position = 1, Mandatory = $true)][String] $message,
+    [switch] $forceApply
+)
+
+# is git accessible
+if ($null -eq (Get-Command 'git.exe' -ErrorAction 'SilentlyContinue')) {
+    Write-Error "Could not find git exe on path"
+    throw 2
+}
+Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkGray 'Found Git in path'
+
+# is git on master
+$branch = ((git status)[0] -split ' ')[2]
+if ($branch -ne 'master') {
+    Write-Error "Tagging and script versioning should be done on master. Currently using branch $branch"
+    throw 1
+}
+Write-host -ForegroundColor DarkGray 'Current branch is master'
+
+# find v. from top comment 
+$version = (select-string -Pattern 'Version: (\d+\.\d+\.\d+)' -Path ./strippy.ps1).Matches[0].Value -split ' ' | Select-Object -Index 1
+
+write-host -ForegroundColor Magenta "Found current version as: $version"
+
+# bump version
+$splits = $version -split '\.'
+
+switch ($semver) {
+    major {
+        $splits = ([int]$splits[0] + 1), 0, 0
+    }
+    minor {
+        $splits = $splits[0], ([int]$splits[1] + 1), 0
+    }
+    patch {
+        $splits[2] = [int]$splits[2] + 1 
+    }
+}
+
+$bumpedVersion = $splits -join '.'
+
+write-host -ForegroundColor Cyan "Version is being bumped to '$bumpedVersion' w/ message: '$message'"
+write-host -ForegroundColor Cyan "Change will affect $((Select-String -Pattern ('v?'+[regex]::Escape($version)) -Path ./strippy.ps1 ).LineNumber.length) lines of ./strippy.ps1"
+
+if (!$forceApply) {
+    $ans = Read-Host "`tApply, tag and push? y/(n)"
+
+    if ($ans -ne 'y') {
+        write-host -ForegroundColor white "No changes will be made"
+        exit
+    }
+} else {
+    write-host -ForegroundColor Red "CHOO CHOO No brakes on this train"
+}
+
+# replace all instances of %%version%% with top comment version
+(get-content -raw -Encoding UTF8 -Path './strippy.ps1') -replace ('v?'+[regex]::Escape($version)), $bumpedVersion | Out-File './strippy.ps1' -Encoding utf8
+
+# checkin the changes
+
+write-host -ForegroundColor Green "Checking in modified strippy.ps1 to master"
+git add './strippy.ps1'
+git commit -m "Bumped version from $version -> $bumpedVersion \
+$message"
+
+write-host -ForegroundColor Green "Tagging the branch with 'v$bumpedVersion'"
+# tag the branch
+git tag "v$bumpedVersion"
+
+write-host -ForegroundColor Green "Pushing changes to Origin"
+# update tags in origin
+git push origin --tags