My PowerShell Profile

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As I get more and more proficient with Windows PowerShell, I find that my profile is getting more and more useful. I thought I’d post my current profile’s content here, in case anyone finds any of these functions useful.

set-alias gh get-help

set-alias gcmd get-command

set-alias wo where-object

set-alias ss select-string

function sync {tfpt online /adds /deletes /diff "$args" /recursive /noprompt}

function kil {kill -name $args[0]}

function e {explorer $args[0]}

function sn { & 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bin\sn.exe' $args }

function sn64 { & 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bin\x64\sn.exe' $args }

function prompt { "PS>" }

function hosts { notepad c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts }

function pro { notepad C:\Users\jkurtz\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 }

function gcp {get-content $args[0] | out-host -paging}

function edit { notepad $args[0] }

function npp { & 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe' $args }

function Replace-String($find, $replace, $path, $include)
{
    ls $path -include $include –exclude *.dll,*.exe -recurse | select-string $find -list | % { echo "Processing contents of $($_.Path)"; (get-content $_.Path) | % { $_ -replace $find, $replace } | set-content $_.Path -Force }
    ls $path *$find* -include $include -recurse |% { echo "Renaming $($_.FullName) to $($_.FullName.Replace($find, $replace))";mv $_.FullName $_.FullName.Replace($find, $replace) }
}

I also tend to keep a running list of change-directory functions handy. For example, if I am working on a project called “Popcorn”, I will create a function that lets me change the current directory to that project’s trunk – like this:

function cd-pc {cd c:\projects\popcorn\trunk; gl }

I realize I could use PowerShell drives. But I’m just not all that comfortable using drive letters – mapped drives in Windows or PowerShell drives.