Prettier PowerShell

Prerequisites

1. Set the execution policy:

   Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

Installing the Requirements

1. Install Starship:

   • Visit Starship

   • Install via Winget:

     winget install starship

   • Copy the starship.toml file to (you must create the .config folder first) :

     C:\Users\$your_user$\.config\starship.toml
     

     
     

     

     
     Choose either script based on your preference.
     - The script named `starship.toml` corresponds to the terminal labeled 1 in the picture.
     - The script named `starship(2).toml` corresponds to the terminal labaled 2 in the picture.
     **Note**: If you select `starship(2).toml`, please rename it to `starship.toml`.

2. Install zoxide (a smarter cd command):

   • Visit zoxide

3. Install Terminal Icons (icons for ls command):

   • Visit Terminal Icons

4. Install PSProfiler (for time measurements):

   • Visit PSProfiler

5. Install PSReadline (for command autocompletion):

   • Visit PSReadline

6. Choose your favorite Nerd Font:

   • Visit Nerd Fonts

Creating the PowerShell Script to Activate Downloads

1. Open PowerShell and type:

   $profile

   This command will display the path where the Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 file should be located.
2. Copy the Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 file from my repository to this path.

Applying the changes

1. Restart the PowerShell

2. It is also possible to reset the pwsh using

   . $profile

Enjoy!

~ John