profile

Cross-platform shell profiles for PowerShell, bash, and zsh with consistent keybindings, a git-aware prompt, and self-updating installs.

Profiles

File	Shell
profiles/DollarSignPROFILE.ps1	PowerShell (pwsh + Windows PowerShell)
profiles/dotbashrc	bash
profiles/dotzshrc	zsh

Quick Start

PowerShell

iwr profile.jakehildreth.com | iex

bash / zsh

curl profile.jakehildreth.com | $SHELL

The installer detects your shell automatically, backs up your existing $PROFILE/.zshrc/.bashrc file with a timestamp, writes the new profile, and reloads your shell.

On each subsequent interactive terminal session, the profile loads and checks for updates.

Features

Keybindings

Consistent across all three shells on Windows and macOS:

Chord	Action
Ctrl+U	Clear to start of line
Escape	Revert/clear line
Alt+Left / Ctrl+Left	Backward word
Alt+Right / Ctrl+Right	Forward word
Alt+Backspace / Ctrl+Backspace	Delete word backward
Ctrl+Delete / Alt+Delete	Delete word forward

Prompt

Displays terminal dimensions, current path, git branch, and shell name.

[100x35] ~/dev/profile [main]
PS7>

Functions

• New-Credential / new_credential — interactive credential prompt, cross-platform
• Get-IPAddress / get_ip_address — lists non-loopback IPv4 addresses
• gai — copies AI instruction URLs to clipboard for use with GitHub Copilot
• New-Function — scaffolds a new PowerShell function file with comment-based help

Auto-Update

On each interactive session, the profile fetches the latest version. Behavior is controlled by an optional header line in your rc file:

# AutoUpdate=never   # skip all updates silently
# AutoUpdate=always  # always update without prompting

When an update is available and no preference is set, you are prompted with a diff view and four options: update always, update once, skip once, or skip forever.

Installers

File	Description
installers/install.sh	bash/zsh installer (curl-pipeable)
installers/Install-DollarSignPROFILE.ps1	PowerShell installer (iwr-pipeable)

Both installers:

• create a timestamped backup before any write
• respect existing AutoUpdate preferences
• show a color-coded diff on request
• reload the shell after a successful install

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

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Made with 💜 by Jake Hildreth