My PowerShell Profiles

README.My-PowerShell-Profiles.md

My PowerShell Profiles

These are my personal PowerShell profiles with a customized prompt. The primary style of my prompt was to have a visual indicator as to what version of PowerShell I am running. I tend to work in PowerShell 7.0 more than PowerShell 5.1; however, due to some compatability issues with 7.0, I have to flip-flop between the two. Most of my compatability concerns lie with some Microsoft modules not supporting .NET Core yet (Crazy, right?) or if I have to do something that can only be done in 5.1.

On Windows, I even have it change the > to a $ when running in an administrator context.

Installation of the profile

Prerequisites

If using PowerShell 7.0, you need to ensure that a PowerShell directory exists for your specific platform. Run these commands for your specific platform if you're not sure:

Windows:

if (-not (Test-Path -Path "~\Documents\PowerShell\")) { New-Item -Path "~\Documents\PowerShell\" -Type "Directory" }

macOS/Linux:

if (-not (Test-Path -Path "~\.config\powershell\")) { New-Item -Path "~\.config\powershell\" -Type "Directory" }

Install

Get the RAW URL for the profile you want and then run this command:

# Replace "/Url/goes/here" with the RAW URL of the profile file.
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "/Url/goes/here" -OutFile $PROFILE

Updates

2020.09.00

• Changed the handling of the location path if the current directory structure is the user's profile. Instead of showing the whole path, it will show ~ as the location.
  • For example if the user's profile is C:\Users\jdoe123 and the current directory is C:\Users\jdoe123\Downloads, it will show up as ~\Downloads in the prompt.

macOS-Linux_PowerShell-7-0_Profile.ps1

<#
# Smalls_Microsoft.PowerShell.7.0.0_Profile
## Platform: macOS/Linux
## PowerShell Version: 7.0
## Version: 2020.05.00
#>
function Prompt {
    $color = @{
        Reset         = "`e[0m"
        Red           = "`e[31;1m"
        Green         = "`e[32;1m"
        Yellow        = "`e[33;1m"
        Grey          = "`e[37;0m"
        White         = "`e[37;1m"
        Invert        = "`e[7m"
        RedBackground = "`e[41m"
    }

    $CurrentDir = (Get-Location).Path

    switch ($CurrentDir -like "$($env:USERPROFILE)*") {
        $true {
            $CurrentDir = $CurrentDir.Replace($env:USERPROFILE, "~")
            break
        }

        Default {
            break
        }
    }

    $PSVersion = "$($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major).$($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Minor).$($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Patch)"

    $promptKey = ">"

    $promptText = "$($color.Reset)(PS $($PSVersion)) [$($color.Green)$($CurrentDir)$($color.Reset)]$($promptKey)$($color.Reset)"

    "${promptText} "

}

#Set the edit mode to 'Windows'
Set-PSReadLineOption -EditMode "Windows"

#Add 'ctrl+k' as a key combo for activating 'MenuComplete'
Set-PSReadLineKeyHandler -Function "MenuComplete" -Chord "Ctrl+k"

Windows_PowerShell-5-1_Profile.ps1

<#
# Smalls_Microsoft.PowerShell.5.1.0_Profile
## Platform: Windows
## Version: 2020.09.00
#>

function Prompt {

    $CurrentDir = (Get-Location).Path

    switch ($CurrentDir -like "$($env:USERPROFILE)*") {
        $true {
            $CurrentDir = $CurrentDir.Replace($env:USERPROFILE, "~")
            break
        }

        Default {
            break
        }
    }

    $PSVersion = "(PS $($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major).$($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Minor))"

    Write-Host $PSVersion -NoNewline
    Write-Host " " -NoNewline
    Write-Host "[" -NoNewline
    Write-Host $CurrentDir -ForegroundColor Green -NoNewline
    Write-Host "]" -NoNewline

    $promptKey = $null
    switch ((New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)) {
        $true {
            $promptKey = "`$ "
            break
        }

        Default {
            $promptKey = "> "
            break
        }
    }

    return $promptKey
}

Windows_PowerShell-7-0_Profile.ps1

<#
# Smalls_Microsoft.PowerShell.7.0.0_Profile
## Platform: Windows
## Version: 2020.09.00
#>

function Prompt {
    $color = @{
        Reset         = "`e[0m"
        Red           = "`e[31;1m"
        Green         = "`e[32;1m"
        Yellow        = "`e[33;1m"
        Grey          = "`e[37;0m"
        White         = "`e[37;1m"
        Invert        = "`e[7m"
        RedBackground = "`e[41m"
    }

    $CurrentDir = (Get-Location).Path

    switch ($CurrentDir -like "$($env:USERPROFILE)*") {
        $true {
            $CurrentDir = $CurrentDir.Replace($env:USERPROFILE, "~")
            break
        }

        Default {
            break
        }
    }

    $PSVersion = "$($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major).$($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Minor).$($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Patch)"

    $promptKey = $null
    switch ((New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)) {
        $true {
            $promptKey = "$($color.Red)`$"
            break
        }

        Default {
            $promptKey = ">"
            break
        }
    }

    $promptText = "$($color.Reset)(PS $($PSVersion)) [$($color.Green)$($CurrentDir)$($color.Reset)]$($promptKey)$($color.Reset)"

    "${promptText} "

}