Windows PowerShell Customization

Set up Windows Powershell for FISH(Friendly Interactive Shell) shell workflow.

Followed tutorial from @devaslife. His repository.

⚠️ Follow Oh My Posh oficial site documentation for installation.

Features:

• Customizable theme for powershell
• Directory jumping with z
• filtering tool with fzf
• Exemples of aliases for commands

Scoop for Windows

Install scoop command-line installer for windows:

iwr -useb get.scoop.sh | iex

For installations that require user administrator, install sudo. Shows UAC popup window. An Aproximation of the unix sudo command:

scoop install sudo

Neovim

Optional installacion of a vim editor:

scoop install neovim gcc

Oh My Posh

Installation of a prompt theme for the shell:

scoop install https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/releases/latest/download/oh-my-posh.json

📝 Copy the content from /.config/powershell/ of the repository to ~\.config\powershell\

Open the next file:

nvim $PROFILE.CurrentUserCurrentHost

Next add this line to the file:

. $env:USERPROFILE\.config\powershell\user_profile.ps1

Install Oh My Posh (Prompt theme engine):

Install-Module posh-git -Scope CurrentUser -Force
Install-Module oh-my-posh -Scope CurrentUser -Force

Terminal Icons

Install Terminal Icons:

📝 working directory ~\.conf\poweshell

Install-Module -Name Terminal-Icons -Repository PSGallery -Force

Import-Module Terminal-Icons

Directory Jumper

Install z directory jumper. Tracks most used directories and makes use of regex for matches:

Install-Module -Name z -Force

Exemple of use:

cd ~\.config\powershell
cd ~
z powershell

Autocompletion - PSReadLine

if not installed by default proceed to installation:

Install-Module -Name PsReadLine -AllowPrerelease -Scope CurrentUser -Force -SkipPublisherCheck

Set-PSReadLineOption -PredictionSource History

Set-PSReadLineOption -PredictionViewStyle ListView

Fuzzy finder

Install filter for command-line:

• ctrl+r to search command history
• ctrl+f to search files ...

 scoop install fzf

 Install-Module -Name PSFzf -Scope CurrentUser -Force

 Set-PsFzfOption -PSReadlineChordProvider 'Ctrl+f' -PSReadlineChordReverseHistory 'Ctrl+r'