PowerShell 7
This article will show you how to empower your Windows OS with modern PowerShell & other convenient tools.
PowerShell
PowerShell is a cross-platform task automation solution made up of a command-line shell, a scripting language, and a configuration management framework. PowerShell runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
PowerShell 7
Differences between PS 5 and PS 7
Windows PowerShell 5.1 is built on top of the .NET Framework v4.5. With the release of PowerShell 6.0, PowerShell became an open source project built on .NET Core 2.0. PowerShell 7.0 is built on .NET Core 3.1. And, with the release of PowerShell 7.2, PowerShell will be built on .NET 6.0. Moving from the .NET Framework to .NET Core allowed PowerShell to become a cross-platform solution. PowerShell runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
There are few differences in the PowerShell language between Windows PowerShell and PowerShell. The differences are most notable in the availability and behavior of PowerShell cmdlets between Windows and non-Windows platforms and the changes that stem from the differences between the .NET Framework and .NET Core.
Installation
Install latest PowerShell (version 7.x) from Windows Store
Windows Terminal
The Windows Terminal is a modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and productive terminal application for users of command-line tools and shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL. Its main features include multiple tabs, panes, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, and custom themes, styles, and configurations.
Install Nerd font
- Nerd Font
- Download Meslo Nerd Font
- Install font file
Installation
This is an open source project and we welcome community participation. To participate please visit https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
Update Setting
Settings > Startups
- Profile -> PowerShell ( Default is Windows PowerShell )
- Launch mode -> Maximised
Update Setting file
- Hide the proflle Windows PowerShell & move the PowerShell to the top
"list": [ { "guid": "{574e775e-4f2a-5b96-ac1e-a2962a402336}", "hidden": false, "name": "PowerShell", "source": "Windows.Terminal.PowershellCore" }, ... { "commandline": "powershell.exe", "font": { "face": "MesloLGM NF" }, "guid": "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}", "hidden": true, "name": "Windows PowerShell" }- Create a customzed color scheme
{ "background": "#001D26", "black": "#282C34", "blue": "#61AFEF", "brightBlack": "#9aabc5", "brightBlue": "#61AFEF", "brightCyan": "#56B6C2", "brightGreen": "#98C379", "brightPurple": "#C678DD", "brightRed": "#E06C75", "brightWhite": "#DCDFE4", "brightYellow": "#E5C07B", "cursorColor": "#FFFFFF", "cyan": "#56B6C2", "foreground": "#DCDFE4", "green": "#98C379", "name": "One Half Dark (mod)", "purple": "#C678DD", "red": "#E06C75", "selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF", "white": "#DCDFE4", "yellow": "#E5C07B" }Settings > Default > Appearence
- Color scheme : One Half Dark (mod)
- Font face: MesloLGM NF
- Acrylic opacity: 60%
Git
winget install -e --id Git.Git
Scoop
A command-line installer for Windows
Install from Scoop
Invoke-Expression (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://get.scoop.sh')
# or shorter
iwr -useb get.scoop.sh | iex
Other tools
scoop install curl sudo jq
scoop install neovim gcc
scoop install 7zip bat
User Profile
- Create user profile folder
mkdir ~\.config\powershell
- Create a new profile
nvim ~\.config\powershell\profile.ps1
- Add alias
# Alias
Set-Alias vi nvim
Set-Alias ll ls
Set-Alias g git
Set-Alias grep findstr
Set-Alias tig $env:USERPROFILE\app\git\usr\bin\tig.exe
Set-Alias less $env:USERPROFILE\app\git\usr\bin\less.exe
- Update built-in profile
# Get all profiles
$PROFILE | Get-Member -Type NoteProperty
nvim $PROFILE.CurrentUserCurrentHost
- Update $PROFILE.CurrentUserCurrentHost as below
. $env:USERPROFILE\.config\powershell\profile.ps1
Oh My Posh
- Installation
Please follow latest instruction
- Create customized theme file
sample.omp.json
{
"$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/main/themes/schema.json",
"final_space": false,
"osc99": true,
"blocks": [
{
"type": "prompt",
"alignment": "left",
"segments": [
{
"type": "shell",
"style": "diamond",
"leading_diamond": "╭─",
"trailing_diamond": "",
"foreground": "#ffffff",
"background": "#0077c2",
"properties": {
}
},
{
"type": "root",
"style": "diamond",
"leading_diamond": "",
"trailing_diamond": "",
"foreground": "#FFFB38",
"background": "#ef5350",
"properties": {
"root_icon": "\uf292",
"prefix": "<parentBackground>\uE0B0</> "
}
},
{
"type": "path",
"style": "powerline",
"powerline_symbol": "\uE0B0",
"foreground": "#E4E4E4",
"background": "#444444",
"properties": {
"style": "full",
"enable_hyperlink": true
}
},
{
"type": "git",
"style": "powerline",
"powerline_symbol": "\uE0B0",
"foreground": "#011627",
"background": "#FFFB38",
"background_templates": [
"{{ if or (.Working.Changed) (.Staging.Changed) }}#ffeb95{{ end }}",
"{{ if and (gt .Ahead 0) (gt .Behind 0) }}#c5e478{{ end }}",
"{{ if gt .Ahead 0 }}#C792EA{{ end }}",
"{{ if gt .Behind 0 }}#C792EA{{ end }}"
],
"properties": {
"branch_icon": "\ue725 ",
"fetch_status": true,
"fetch_upstream_icon": true,
"template": "{{ .HEAD }} {{ if .Working.Changed }}{{ .Working.String }}{{ end }}{{ if and (.Working.Changed) (.Staging.Changed) }} |{{ end }}{{ if .Staging.Changed }}<#ef5350> \uF046 {{ .Staging.String }}</>{{ end }}"
}
}
]
},
{
"type": "prompt",
"alignment": "right",
"segments": [
{
"type": "node",
"style": "diamond",
"leading_diamond": " \uE0B6",
"trailing_diamond": "\uE0B4",
"foreground": "#3C873A",
"background": "#303030",
"properties": {
"prefix": "\uE718 ",
"postfix": "",
"display_package_manager": true,
"yarn_icon": " <#348cba></>",
"npm_icon": " <#cc3a3a></> "
}
},
{
"type": "time",
"style": "diamond",
"invert_powerline": true,
"leading_diamond": " \uE0B6",
"trailing_diamond": "\uE0B4",
"background": "#40c4ff",
"foreground": "#ffffff",
"properties": {
"prefix": " \uf5ef ",
"postfix": " "
}
}
]
},
{
"type": "prompt",
"alignment": "left",
"newline": true,
"segments": [
{
"type": "text",
"style": "plain",
"foreground": "#21c7c7",
"properties": {
"prefix": "",
"postfix": "",
"text": "╰─"
}
},
{
"type": "exit",
"style": "plain",
"foreground": "#e0f8ff",
"properties": {
"prefix": "\u276F",
"display_exit_code": false,
"always_enabled": true,
"error_color": "#ef5350"
}
}
]
}
]
}
- Update user profile
# Prompt
Import-Module posh-git
$omp_config = "$env:USERPROFILE\sample.omp.json"
oh-my-posh --init --shell pwsh --config $omp_config | Invoke-Expression
Posh-Git
Install-Module posh-git
Terminal Icons
- Installation
Install-Module -Name Terminal-Icons -Repository PSGallery -Force
- Update user profile
Import-Module -Name Terminal-Icons
Z
Install-Module -Name z --Respository SGallery -Force
PSReadLine
- Installation
Install-Module -Name PSReadLine -AllowPrerelease -Scope CurrentUser -Force -SkipPublisherCheck
- Update user profile
# PSReadLine
Set-PSReadLineOption -EditMode Emacs
Set-PSReadLineOption -BellStyle None
Set-PSReadLineKeyHandler -Chord 'Ctrl+d' -Function DeleteChar
Set-PSReadLineOption -PredictionSource History
FZF
- Installation
scoop install fzf
Install-Module -Name PSFzf -Scope CurrentUser -Force
- Update user profile
# Fzf
Import-Module PSFzf
Set-PsFzfOption -PSReadlineChordProvider 'Ctrl+f' -PSReadlineChordReverseHistory 'Ctrl+r'