# Copyright 2012 Aaron Jensen
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function Test-Service
{
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Tests if a service exists, without writing anything out to the error stream.
    
    .DESCRIPTION
    `Get-Service` writes an error when a service doesn't exist.  This function tests if a service exists without writing anyting to the output stream.
    
    .OUTPUTS
    System.Boolean.
    
    .EXAMPLE
    Test-Service -Name 'Drive'
    
    Returns `true` if the `Drive` service exists.  `False` otherwise.
    #>
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        # The name of the service to test.
        $Name
    )
    
    $service = Get-Service -Name "$Name*" |
                    Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $Name }
    if( $service )
    {
        return $true
    }
    else
    {
        return $false
    }
}