Custom PowerShell Scripts

This directory contains custom PowerShell scripts that are used by me on most machines.

Scripts

Profiles `setup.ps1`

This script is used to setup the PowerShell profile on a machine. It will create a profile if one does not exist and then add the Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 script to the profile.

This script setups necessary environment variables and aliases for the PowerShell profile, as well as installs chocolatey and oh-my-posh.

Important

You must manually install the fonts (or whatever font you prefer - the included one is best). The default compatible Nerd font will be downloaded to C:\\Users\<user>\cove.zip. To choose a custom font, it is recommended to use this site https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads, otherwise the icons will not work properly.

Setup

You clone this repo and install the profile by running the following command:

cd $HOME/Documents/GitHub/Scripts/Scripts/powershell/profiles
./setup.ps1

Or you can use the following one-liner:

irm https://github.com/ZanzyTHEbar/Scripts/raw/main/Scripts/powershell/profiles/setup.ps1 | iex

Manually Install fonts

To manually install the fonts, you will need to open the directory where the fonts are located, selet all of them and right-click.

Click the install option.

Once installed, you can proceed to set the font in your terminal(s).

Powershell

In powershell, you will need to click on the titlebar, right-click and select properties. Then, click the font tab and select the preferred font from the ones you just installed.

Windows Terminal

In windows terminal, click on the down arrow in the top right corner and select settings. Then, click the Default option under the Profiles tab and select the preferred font from the ones you just installed.

VSCode

To setup the font and profile in VSCode, you will need to open the settings.json file. You can do this by clicking on the gear icon in the bottom left corner and selecting settings. Then, search for terminal.integrated.fontFamily and set it to the preferred font.

If this does not appear, go to the bottom of the file and add the following:

"terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "Caskaydia Cove Nerd Font"

Optionally, you can set Powershell as your default profile to powershell.

"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "Windows PowerShell"

You will also need to add the following to the settings.json file - in order to set the profile for the integrated terminal (Powershell Extension):

"powershell.enableProfileLoading": true,
"powershell.scriptAnalysis.enable": true,

Warning

If you experience un-rendered ANSI codes in the system prompt, after setup, you need to add the following to your terminal.integrated.profiles.windows

"args": [
  "-NoExit",
  "-Command",
  "oh-my-posh init pwsh | Invoke-Expression"
]

It will look something like this:

"Windows PowerShell": {
   "path": "C:\\Program Files\\PowerShell\\7\\pwsh.exe",
   "icon": "terminal-powershell",
   "args": [
     "-NoExit",
     "-Command",
     "oh-my-posh init pwsh | Invoke-Expression"
  ]
},

Then, you will need to copy the Microsoft.VSCode_profile.ps1 file to the following directory:

C:\Users\{username}\Documents\WindowsPowerShell

Restart VSCode and you should be good to go.

Utilites `robo_copy.ps1`

This script is used to copy files from one directory to another very quickly. It uses robocopy with the most-ideal common flags already set.

The only two flags that you will need to set are the source and destination directories.

Once copied to your $HOME/Documents/WindowsPowerShell/Scripts directory You can do this by running the following command:

robo_copy <source> <destination>

Utilites `winutil_copy.ps1`

This script is used to run the WinUtil by Chris Titus.

This utility offers advanced features for your PC. It is a great tool to use to clean up your PC and make it run faster, as well as simply manage installs of common softwares and features.

There are no flags to set for this script. It will automatically download the latest version of WinUtil and run it - it will not install ´WinUtil´ you will need internet to use this command. If you want to install WinUtil you can do so by navigating to the url above and downloading the latest version.