<# .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 }