{"id":5958,"date":"2018-04-06T11:55:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T15:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=5958"},"modified":"2018-04-06T11:55:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T15:55:53","slug":"friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: Perk Up Your PowerShell Prompt"},"content":{"rendered":"

I haven't written a Friday Fun post in quite a while. Often these posts don't have much practical value but hopefully illustrate a concept or technique. Although what I have today is something you could use immediately. I have a version of a PowerShell prompt function that will color code your location based on the underlying PSProvider. The function will work on Windows PowerShell and appears to work just fine on PowerShell Core running under Windows. But PowerShell Core on Linux appears to process the prompt function a bit differently so I don't recommend using it. Here's how it all works.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

PowerShell has a built in function called prompt. But you can redefine this function just about any way you'd like. I've shared a number of prompt functions over the year.\u00a0 Here's what I'm trying out today.<\/p>\n

\"pslocationprompt-1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The prompt will change the color of your location. I'm also inserting the current time. Here's the code I am using.<\/p>\n

#this won't display properly on Linux\r\nFunction prompt {\r\n    # .Description\r\n    # This custom version of the PowerShell prompt will present a colorized location value based on the current provider. It will also display the PS prefix in red if the current user is running as administrator.    \r\n    # .Link\r\n    # https:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/?LinkID=225750\r\n    # .ExternalHelp System.Management.Automation.dll-help.xml\r\n \r\n    $user = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()\r\n    if ( (New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal $user).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltinRole]::Administrator)) {\r\n        $adminfg = \"Red\"\r\n    }\r\n    else {\r\n        $adminfg = $host.ui.rawui.ForegroundColor\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    Switch ((get-location).provider.name) {\r\n        \"FileSystem\" { $fg = \"green\"}\r\n        \"Registry\" { $fg = \"magenta\"}\r\n        \"wsman\" { $fg = \"cyan\"}\r\n        \"Environment\" { $fg = \"yellow\"}\r\n        \"Certificate\" { $fg = \"darkcyan\"}\r\n        \"Function\" { $fg = \"gray\"}\r\n        \"alias\" { $fg = \"darkgray\"}\r\n        \"variable\" { $fg = \"darkgreen\"}\r\n        Default { $fg = $host.ui.rawui.ForegroundColor}\r\n    } \r\n\r\n    Write-Host \"[$((Get-Date).timeofday.tostring().substring(0,8))] \" -NoNewline\r\n    Write-Host \"PS \" -nonewline -ForegroundColor $adminfg\r\n    Write-Host \"$($executionContext.SessionState.Path.CurrentLocation)\" -foregroundcolor $fg -nonewline\r\n    Write-Output \"$('>' * ($nestedPromptLevel + 1)) \"  \r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\n
The main part is a Switch statement that assigns a color variable based on the underlying PS Provider for the current location. I then use Write-Host<\/a> to build the prompt, displaying different parts in different colors. The prompt function needs to return something so the last line uses Write-Output<\/a> to provide the >. You may also have noticed some code at the beginning of the function. If the current user is running in an elevated session, then I want to display the PS portion of the prompt in red to provide a visual reminder.<\/p>\n
\"pslocationprompt-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n
To use this prompt, I can put the function in a profile script, or I can put it in a separate file and dot source it at any time.<\/p>\n
I hope you'll give it a spin to at least experience it. The worst case, restart your PowerShell session and you'll be back to normal. Have a great weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I haven’t written a Friday Fun post in quite a while. Often these posts don’t have much practical value but hopefully illustrate a concept or technique. Although what I have today is something you could use immediately. I have a version of a PowerShell prompt function that will color code your location based on the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Just posted-> Friday Fun: Perk Up Your #PowerShell Prompt","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[271,4],"tags":[568,534,239],"class_list":["post-5958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-friday-fun","category-powershell","tag-friday-fun","tag-powershell","tag-prompt"],"yoast_head":"\nFriday Fun: Perk Up Your PowerShell Prompt • The Lonely Administrator<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Friday Fun: Perk Up Your PowerShell Prompt • The Lonely Administrator\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I haven't written a Friday Fun post in quite a while. Often these posts don't have much practical value but hopefully illustrate a concept or technique. Although what I have today is something you could use immediately. I have a version of a PowerShell prompt function that will color code your location based on the...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Lonely Administrator\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-04-06T15:55:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pslocationprompt-1_thumb.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jeffery Hicks\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@JeffHicks\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@JeffHicks\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jeffery Hicks\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/powershell\\\/5958\\\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/powershell\\\/5958\\\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jeffery Hicks\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d0258030b41f07fd745f4078bdf5b6c9\"},\"headline\":\"Friday Fun: Perk Up Your PowerShell Prompt\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-04-06T15:55:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/powershell\\\/5958\\\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":329,\"commentCount\":4,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d0258030b41f07fd745f4078bdf5b6c9\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/powershell\\\/5958\\\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/pslocationprompt-1_thumb.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Friday Fun\",\"PowerShell\",\"prompt\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Friday Fun\",\"PowerShell\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/powershell\\\/5958\\\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/powershell\\\/5958\\\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/powershell\\\/5958\\\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\\\/\",\"name\":\"Friday Fun: Perk Up Your PowerShell Prompt • The Lonely Administrator\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/powershell\\\/5958\\\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/powershell\\\/5958\\\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/pslocationprompt-1_thumb.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-04-06T15:55:53+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/powershell\\\/5958\\\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/powershell\\\/5958\\\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/powershell\\\/5958\\\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/pslocationprompt-1_thumb.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/pslocationprompt-1_thumb.png\",\"width\":644,\"height\":268},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/powershell\\\/5958\\\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Friday Fun\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/friday-fun\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Friday Fun: Perk Up Your PowerShell Prompt\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Lonely Administrator\",\"description\":\"Practical Advice for the Automating IT Pro\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d0258030b41f07fd745f4078bdf5b6c9\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jdhitsolutions.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d0258030b41f07fd745f4078bdf5b6c9\",\"name\":\"Jeffery Hicks\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/832ae5d438fdcfc1420d720cd1991307927de8a0b12f2342e81c30f773e21098?s=96&d=wavatar&r=pg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/832ae5d438fdcfc1420d720cd1991307927de8a0b12f2342e81c30f773e21098?s=96&d=wavatar&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/832ae5d438fdcfc1420d720cd1991307927de8a0b12f2342e81c30f773e21098?s=96&d=wavatar&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Jeffery Hicks\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/832ae5d438fdcfc1420d720cd1991307927de8a0b12f2342e81c30f773e21098?s=96&d=wavatar&r=pg\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Friday Fun: Perk Up Your PowerShell Prompt • The Lonely Administrator","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Friday Fun: Perk Up Your PowerShell Prompt • The Lonely Administrator","og_description":"I haven't written a Friday Fun post in quite a while. Often these posts don't have much practical value but hopefully illustrate a concept or technique. Although what I have today is something you could use immediately. I have a version of a PowerShell prompt function that will color code your location based on the...","og_url":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/","og_site_name":"The Lonely Administrator","article_published_time":"2018-04-06T15:55:53+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pslocationprompt-1_thumb.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Jeffery Hicks","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@JeffHicks","twitter_site":"@JeffHicks","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jeffery Hicks","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/"},"author":{"name":"Jeffery Hicks","@id":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d0258030b41f07fd745f4078bdf5b6c9"},"headline":"Friday Fun: Perk Up Your PowerShell Prompt","datePublished":"2018-04-06T15:55:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/"},"wordCount":329,"commentCount":4,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d0258030b41f07fd745f4078bdf5b6c9"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pslocationprompt-1_thumb.png","keywords":["Friday Fun","PowerShell","prompt"],"articleSection":["Friday Fun","PowerShell"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/","url":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/","name":"Friday Fun: Perk Up Your PowerShell Prompt • The Lonely Administrator","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pslocationprompt-1_thumb.png","datePublished":"2018-04-06T15:55:53+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pslocationprompt-1_thumb.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pslocationprompt-1_thumb.png","width":644,"height":268},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5958\/friday-fun-perk-up-your-powershell-prompt\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Friday Fun","item":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/category\/friday-fun\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Friday Fun: Perk Up Your PowerShell Prompt"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/","name":"The Lonely Administrator","description":"Practical Advice for the Automating IT Pro","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d0258030b41f07fd745f4078bdf5b6c9"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d0258030b41f07fd745f4078bdf5b6c9","name":"Jeffery Hicks","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/832ae5d438fdcfc1420d720cd1991307927de8a0b12f2342e81c30f773e21098?s=96&d=wavatar&r=pg","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/832ae5d438fdcfc1420d720cd1991307927de8a0b12f2342e81c30f773e21098?s=96&d=wavatar&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/832ae5d438fdcfc1420d720cd1991307927de8a0b12f2342e81c30f773e21098?s=96&d=wavatar&r=pg","caption":"Jeffery Hicks"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/832ae5d438fdcfc1420d720cd1991307927de8a0b12f2342e81c30f773e21098?s=96&d=wavatar&r=pg"}}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6439,"url":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/6439\/friday-fun-with-a-cross-platform-powershell-prompt\/","url_meta":{"origin":5958,"position":0},"title":"Friday Fun with a Cross-Platform PowerShell Prompt","author":"Jeffery Hicks","date":"January 18, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"This year is turning out to be all things cross-platform for me. Continuing this line of discussion I have something fun and simple today. A PowerShell prompt function that will work cross-platform and provide some meaningful information in what I think is a elegant manner. You may not need the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "PowerShell"","block_context":{"text":"PowerShell","link":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/category\/powershell\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/image_thumb-20.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/image_thumb-20.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/image_thumb-20.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/image_thumb-20.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6262,"url":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/6262\/revised-everything-powershell-prompt\/","url_meta":{"origin":5958,"position":1},"title":"Revised Everything PowerShell Prompt","author":"Jeffery Hicks","date":"December 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Since it is Friday and time for some more PowerShell fun, and I\u2019ve been sharing some of my prompt functions, I thought I\u2019d re-share my kitchen sink prompt. This PowerShell prompt function does *a lot* to things and gives you a snapshot view of your system everytime you press enter.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Friday Fun"","block_context":{"text":"Friday Fun","link":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/category\/friday-fun\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/image_thumb-5.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/image_thumb-5.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/image_thumb-5.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1307,"url":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/1307\/friday-fun-powershell-pep-talk\/","url_meta":{"origin":5958,"position":2},"title":"Friday Fun PowerShell Pep Talk","author":"Jeffery Hicks","date":"April 1, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Today's Friday Fun is meant to help get you excited about the upcoming Scripting Games. I want to add a little pep to your PowerShell prompt. Perhaps it will even keep you motivated. What I have for you today are variety of prompt functions. Consider them variations on a theme.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Friday Fun"","block_context":{"text":"Friday Fun","link":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/category\/friday-fun\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"PowerShell Pep Talk","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/color-pep-prompt-300x144.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6275,"url":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/6275\/powershell-updown-prompt\/","url_meta":{"origin":5958,"position":3},"title":"A PowerShell Up\/Down Prompt","author":"Jeffery Hicks","date":"December 11, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"It appears many of you are taken with the possibilities of PowerShell prompt functions. In previous posts, I alluded to the fact that you could do just about anything in a prompt function. Today I have an example of what I am talking about. The challenging part of creating a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "PowerShell"","block_context":{"text":"PowerShell","link":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/category\/powershell\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/image_thumb-7.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/image_thumb-7.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/image_thumb-7.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6240,"url":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/6240\/friday-fun-with-timely-powershell-prompts\/","url_meta":{"origin":5958,"position":4},"title":"Friday Fun with Timely PowerShell Prompts","author":"Jeffery Hicks","date":"November 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"If PowerShell is a part of your daily routine, you most likely have a console window open all day. In addition to using PowerShell to get stuff done, you can use PowerShell to keep you on track. I've written before and talked about how I use PowerShell to manage my\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Friday Fun"","block_context":{"text":"Friday Fun","link":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/category\/friday-fun\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image_thumb-13.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image_thumb-13.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image_thumb-13.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image_thumb-13.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4145,"url":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/4145\/friday-fun-christmas-countdown-prompt\/","url_meta":{"origin":5958,"position":5},"title":"Friday Fun Christmas Countdown Prompt","author":"Jeffery Hicks","date":"December 5, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"It's that time of year again where PowerShell can make all your wishes come true. Ok, maybe that's a bit much, but PowerShell is the gift that keeps giving all year long. Again, maybe too much. How about this? Here's a revised version of my Christmas countdown prompt. I've posted\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Friday Fun"","block_context":{"text":"Friday Fun","link":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/category\/friday-fun\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"christmaslights","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/christmaslights-150x150.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5958\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}