Script: *write-powershell-profile.ps1* ======================== This PowerShell script writes the PowerShell profile for the current user. Parameters ---------- ```powershell PS> ./write-powershell-profile.ps1 [[-path] ] [] -path Specifies the path to the new profile ($PSScriptRoot/my-profile.ps1 by default) Required? false Position? 1 Default value "$PSScriptRoot/my-profile.ps1" Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false [] This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. ``` Example ------- ```powershell PS> ./write-powershell-profile.ps1 ⏳ (1/2) Querying path to profile 'CurrentUserCurrentHost'... C:\Users\Markus\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 ⏳ (2/2) Copying file 'my-profile.ps1'... ✔️ New PowerShell profile written - it gets active on next login ``` Notes ----- Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 Related Links ------------- https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell Script Content -------------- ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Writes the PowerShell profile .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script writes the PowerShell profile for the current user. .PARAMETER path Specifies the path to the new profile ($PSScriptRoot/my-profile.ps1 by default) .EXAMPLE PS> ./write-powershell-profile.ps1 ⏳ (1/2) Querying path to profile 'CurrentUserCurrentHost'... C:\Users\Markus\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 ⏳ (2/2) Copying file 'my-profile.ps1'... ✔️ New PowerShell profile written - it gets active on next login .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$path = "$PSScriptRoot/my-profile.ps1") try { "⏳ (1/2) Querying path to profile 'CurrentUserCurrentHost'..." $pathToProfile = $PROFILE.CurrentUserCurrentHost " $pathToProfile" $filename = (Get-Item "$path").Name "⏳ (2/2) Copying file '$filename'..." $null = New-Item -Path $pathToProfile -ItemType "file" -Force Copy-Item "$path" "$pathToProfile" -force "✔️ New PowerShell profile written - it gets active on next login" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 } ``` *(generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of write-powershell-profile.ps1 as of 03/27/2024 17:36:33)*