Let’s get you set up!
GET POWERSHELL
Open a PowerShell prompt and run the following command:
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| winget install JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh -s winget
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Now that Oh My Posh is installed, you can go ahead and configure your terminal and shell to get the prompt to look exactly like you want.
Next steps :
- install a font that supports the
Nerd Fonts
- install a theme from the gallery
- configure your terminal and shell to use the new font and theme
Change your prompt
Edit your PowerShell profile script, you can find its location under the $PROFILE variable in your preferred PowerShell version. For example, using notepad:
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| New-Item -Path $PROFILE -Type File -Force
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| oh-my-posh init pwsh | Invoke-Expression
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TURN YOUR POWERSHELL DIRECTORIES UP TO 11 WITH TERMINAL-ICONS
Is your prompt not extra enough? That’s because your directory listing needs color AND cool icons!
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| Install-Module PSReadLine -AllowPrerelease -Force
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| Install-Module -Name Terminal-Icons -Repository PSGallery
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| Import-Module -Name Terminal-Icons
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Now, open your PowerShell