Linux Powershell $PROFILE

One of my favorite things in Windows Powershell is the $PROFILE. I always refer to the How-To Geek article for creating it.

But what about $PROFILE in Linux Powershell?

PS /home/david> Test-Path $PROFILE
False
PS /home/david> New-Item -Path $PROFILE -Type File -Force

    Directory: /home/david/.config/powershell

Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                -------------         ------ ----
------          3/29/19  10:26 AM              0 Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1

PS /home/david> $PROFILE
/home/david/.config/powershell/Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1


That was easy, but what do we do with this?

Well, for one thing, I notice that my terminal while in Powershell is named "Untitled".

That's an easy fix:

PS /home/david> Set-Content -Path $PROFILE -Value '$Host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = "Powershell"'
PS /home/david> Get-Content $PROFILE
$Host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = "Powershell"
PS /home/david> .$PROFILE

Now it looks like a shell should:

You could also add a function, allowing you to rename the terminal on demand. Add to your $PROFILE in an editor:

function Rename-Shell{
    param([string]$Name)
    $Host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = $Name
}


Then reload your $PROFILE and add a new title:

PS /home/david> .$PROFILE
PS /home/david> Rename-Shell -Name 'My Terminal'


Your  $PROFILE loads every time you start Powershell and imports the contents. If you change the $PROFILE you can reload it by "dot sourcing" (the .$PROFILE mentioned above). You can set variables, create functions, assign aliases... $PROFILE is a Powershell script, so if you can script it, you can add it.