Cooler PowerShell Prompt (code for blog article)

five.ps

Clear-Host

four.ps

new-item alias:np -value C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe

one.ps

new-item -itemtype file -path $profile -force
notepad $PROFILE

seven.ps

$Shell = $Host.UI.RawUI
$size = $Shell.WindowSize
$size.width=70
$size.height=25
$Shell.WindowSize = $size
$size = $Shell.BufferSize
$size.width=70
$size.height=5000
$Shell.BufferSize = $size

six.ps

$shell.BackgroundColor = “Gray”
$shell.ForegroundColor = “Black”

three.ps

set-location e:\dev

two.ps

function Prompt
{
    $id = 1
    $historyItem = Get-History -Count 1
    if($historyItem)
    {
       $id = $historyItem.Id + 1
    }

    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green -NoNewLine "$id "
    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Gray -NoNewLine "$(Get-Location) "
    $host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = "PS $(Get-Location)"

    "$ "
}