my-powershell-profile

how-to-use.md

How to use the two files

# urls
$modern_gist = "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/fabricesemti80/4b1d84458d3d0cf245ca1cfcbbc0c19b/raw/c86a7f0bfb6174dfec1c517166c2754aba496dde/modern-profile.ps1"
$legacy_gist = "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/fabricesemti80/4b1d84458d3d0cf245ca1cfcbbc0c19b/raw/12447d7faf1099c30c81dfead472ab98f60aa204/legacy-profile.ps1"
# execute
Invoke-WebRequest $modern_gist -OutFile $profile.CurrentUserAllHosts 
Invoke-WebRequest $legacy_gist -OutFile "$env:USERPROFILE\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShellISE_profile.ps1"
Invoke-WebRequest $legacy_gist -OutFile "$env:USERPROFILE\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1"

These few lines (please make sure the gist URL-s are up-to date; check them here: https://gist.github.com/fabricesemti80/4b1d84458d3d0cf245ca1cfcbbc0c19b) should replace your PowerShell profile with a custom one (according to my preference). From there you can adjust them.

• the moder one works with the more modern tools (VSCode, Windows Terminal)

• the modern one would work with the legacy tools (ISE, built-in PS), but even if you change the font type, ISE would still display just a bunch of numbers instead of the symbols, so you might want to use a different - not equivalent! - approach

Starship

As the modern profile currently uses starship, you may want to visit the site of this excelent tool! (I do not take credit for it or affiliated to them - just my prefernce, since it works on Win and Unix systems as well ;-) )

Disclaimer

This is not the final form, I might adjust my settings. As I made this for myself - in an effort to standardise my env in work and home computers - use it at your own risk!

legacy-profile.ps1

<#
#? ref: https://hodgkins.io/ultimate-powershell-prompt-and-git-setup
https://github.com/joonro/Get-ChildItemColor
https://github.com/dahlbyk/posh-git
#>
#* Import modules
<#
https://github.com/devblackops/Terminal-Icons
#>
$modules = @('posh-git')#, 'Get-ChildItemColor', 'Terminal-Icons')
foreach ($module in $modules) {
    if (-not (Get-Module -Name $module -ListAvailable)) {
        Install-Module -Name $module -Repository PSGallery -Force -AllowClobber
    }
}
foreach ($modul in $modules) {   
    Import-Module -Name $module -Force
}
#* Test if admin
function Test-Administrator {
    $user = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent();
    (New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal $user).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltinRole]::Administrator)
}
#* Check if admin
function prompt {
    $realLASTEXITCODE = $LASTEXITCODE
    Write-Host
    ## Reset color, which can be messed up by Enable-GitColors
    # $Host.UI.RawUI.ForegroundColor = $GitPromptSettings.DefaultForegroundColor
    if (Test-Administrator) {
        # Use different username if elevated
        Write-Host '(Elevated) ' -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Red
    }    
    Write-Host "$ENV:USERNAME" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkYellow
    Write-Host ' | ' -NoNewline 
    Write-Host "ps:$($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major).$($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Minor)" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor White
    Write-Host ' | ' -NoNewline 
    Write-Host "$ENV:COMPUTERNAME" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Yellow
    
    if ($null -ne $s) {
        # color for PSSessions
        Write-Host " (`$s: " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor White
        Write-Host "$($s.Name)" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkYellow
        Write-Host ') ' -NoNewline -ForegroundColor White
    }
    Write-Host ' | ' -NoNewline 
    Write-Host $($(Get-Location) -replace ($env:USERPROFILE).Replace('\', '\\'), '~') -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Green
    Write-Host ' | ' -NoNewline 
    Write-Host (Get-Date -Format G) -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Magenta
    Write-Host ' : ' -NoNewline 
    $global:LASTEXITCODE = $realLASTEXITCODE
    Write-VcsStatus
    Write-Host ''
    return '> '
}
#* Colorize get childitem
Set-Alias ls Get-ChildItemColor -Option AllScope -Force
Set-Alias dir Get-ChildItemColor -Option AllScope -Force
#* Set location to home
Set-Location -Path ~\Documents

modern-profile.ps1

<#
#? ref: 
https://hodgkins.io/ultimate-powershell-prompt-and-git-setup
https://github.com/joonro/Get-ChildItemColor
https://github.com/dahlbyk/posh-git
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34820975/git-clone-redirect-stderr-to-stdout-but-keep-errors-being-written-to-stderr/47232450#47232450
https://github.com/devblackops/Terminal-Icons
https://starship.rs/installing/#chocolatey
#>
#* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Import modules 
$modules = @('posh-git', 'Get-ChildItemColor', 'Terminal-Icons')
foreach ($module in $modules) {
    if (-not (Get-Module -Name $module -ListAvailable)) {
        Install-Module -Name $module -Scope CurrentUser -Repository PSGallery -Force -AllowClobber
    }
}
foreach ($modul in $modules) {   
    Import-Module -Name $module -Force
}
#* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update the prompt
Invoke-Expression (&starship init powershell)
#* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colorize get childitem
Set-Alias ls Get-ChildItemColor -Option AllScope -Force
Set-Alias dir Get-ChildItemColor -Option AllScope -Force
#* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Set up env
$env:GIT_REDIRECT_STDERR = '2>&1'
Set-Location -Path ~\Documents
#* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change window title
$currentTitle = $Host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle; $Host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = $(whoami) + '@' + $(hostname) + " [$currentTitle]"