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Oh My Posh
Oh my is a prompt theme engine for PowerShell. It has many builtin themes and you can also create your own theme if you want. Lets see how you can install it and setup ohmyposh.
Install in PowerShell Module
1Install-Module oh-my-posh -Scope AllUsers
This will install ohmyposh to all the users.
If you are using the older version of the Oh My Posh. please update or uninstall the module.
To update
1Update-Module -Name oh-my-posh
To uninstall
1UnInstall-Module -Name oh-my-posh
Install fonts
Oh My Posh uses Nerd Font. It is recommed to use Meslo Lgm NF
Download the fonts and install install it.
Setting the font in Windows Terminal
Once the font is installed set the font as a default font in Windows Terminal.
1{ 2 "profiles": { 3 "defaults": { 4 "fontFace": "MesloLGM NF" 5 } 6 } 7}
View themes and select one you like
1Get-PoshThemes
Import module and set theme
Once you have decided on the theme we can import module and set the theme.
We need to update the PowerShell profile to import and set the theme.
To open the profile use this command.
1notepad.exe $PROFILE
This will open the PowerShell profile in notepad.
Update the PowerShell with the following
1Import-Module oh-my-posh 2Set-PoshPrompt powerlevel10k_rainbow
This will import the Oh My Posh and set the theme.
Install PSReadLine and PowerShellGet
Before updating PowerShellGet, you should always install the latest NuGet provider. From an elevated PowerShell session, run the following command.
1Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -Force
Install or update the PowerShellGet
To install
1Install-Module -Name PowerShellGet -Force
To update
1Update-Module -Name PowerShellGet
Install PSReadLine
To install
1Install-Module -Name PSReadLine -AllowPrerelease
Import and configure PSReadLine
Open the powershell profile
1notepad $profile
Add the PSReadLine config
1Import-Module PSReadLine 2Set-PSReadLineOption -EditMode Windows 3Set-PSReadLineOption -PredictionSource History 4Set-PSReadLineOption -PredictionViewStyle ListView 5Set-PSReadLineOption -PredictionViewStyle InlineView
For more config look here
Install Terminal-Icons
To install the module from the PowerShell Gallery:
1Install-Module -Name Terminal-Icons -Repository PSGallery
Open the powershell profile
1notepad $profile
Import the terminal font
1Import-Module -Name Terminal-Icons
Open a new prompt and verify if you the icons with the following command
1Get-ChildItem -Path . -Force