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title: "Make Powershell Fancier With Windows Terminal"
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date: 2020-03-22T11:33:38+05:30
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lastmod: 2022-03-11T11:33:38+05:30
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keywords: [powershell, windows-terminal]
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description: ""
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tags: ["powershell", "windows terminal"]
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categories: ["windows"]
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author: ""
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---
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*because why not*
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<!--more-->
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# Install PowerShell Core
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Or you can continue using PowerShell 5.1 if you wish.
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## From GitHub
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Grab the installer from their [releases](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases) page. Once downloaded, double-click the installer and follow the instructions.
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## Using Scoop
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Enter the line in PowerShell:
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```
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scoop install pwsh
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```
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Instructions to install Scoop can be found at [scoop.sh](https://scoop.sh/).
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## Using Chocolatey
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Enter the line in elevated PowerShell:
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```
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choco install pwsh
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```
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Instructions to install Chocolatey can be found at [chocolatey.org](https://chocolatey.org/install).
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# Install Windows Terminal
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Get it from [Store](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-terminal-preview/9n0dx20hk701) or from [GitHub releases](https://github.com/Microsoft/Terminal/releases). I recommend getting it from Store as it can be updated automatically.
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Or you can install via Chocolatey by entering
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```
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choco install microsoft-windows-terminal
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```
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Again, in elevated PowerShell.
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If you are using Scoop then it would be
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```
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scoop install windows-terminal
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```
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# The interesting part begins.
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Next, open Windows Terminal. Once there, use the drop down arrow to open PowerShell Core.
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{{% center %}}
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{{% figure src="/img/powershell/tab-menu.png" title="The shells listed depend on the shells installed on your computer." alt="A drop down list of shells, settings, feedback and about" %}}
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{{% /center %}}
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As per the instructions [here](https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh), install `posh-git` and `oh-my-posh`. It is assumed that you have [git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) installed (you can use Chocolatey or Scoop if you wish).
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```
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Install-Module posh-git -Scope CurrentUser
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Install-Module oh-my-posh -Scope CurrentUser
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```
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Next, get [PSReadline](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/psreadline/?view=powershell-7)
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```
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Install-Module -Name PSReadLine -AllowPrerelease -Scope CurrentUser -Force -SkipPublisherCheck
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```
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Now, add the folllowing lines to your `$PROFILE` by running `vim $PROFILE`. Please note that Notepad also works.
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```powershell
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Import-Module posh-git
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Import-Module oh-my-posh
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Set-PoshPrompt ys
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# Show navigable manu of all options on hitting Tab
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Set-PSReadlineKeyHandler -Key Tab -Function MenuComplete
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# Autocompletion for arrow kets
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Set-PSReadlineKeyHandler -Key UpArrow -Function HistorySearchBackward
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Set-PSReadlineKeyHandler -Key DownArrow -Function HistorySeachForward
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```
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Line 3 sets theme. You can get a list of themes [here](https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh).
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# Time to get a better font
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Those boxes don't look quite nice.
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[Cascadia Code](https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code/releases) is my personal favourite. Download the fonts and change the font face to "Cascadia Code PL" in `settings.json` (it can be opened by pressing `Ctrl+,`, if you hadn't noticed already).
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```json
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"fontFace": "Cascadia Code PL";
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```
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Or you can install other fonts that support PowerLine Glyphs from [Nerd Fonts](https://nerdfonts.com/)
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# Add a background
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One of the fun things about Windows Terminal is that you can set backgrounds and opacity or apply acrylic blur, which will be covered in the next section.
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Open `settings.json` and add the following lines
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```json
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"backgrounfImage": "path/to/image",
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"backgroundOpacity": 0.5,
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"backgroundImageStretchMode": "fill",
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```
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# Use acrylic
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Remove the lines used to set the background and add the following lines
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```json
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"useAcryllic": true,
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"acryllicOpacity": 0.8,
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```
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# Next Step
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Enjoy.
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{{% center %}}
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{{% figure src="/img/powershell/final.png" title="Final result" alt="Screenshot of Windows Terminal after applying the previous steps" %}}
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{{% /center %}}
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