PowerShell Profile For Developers

Overview

This repository contains a collection of useful PowerShell functions and aliases for developers. The goal is to provide a starting point for developers to customize their PowerShell profiles and share their own contributions.

📘 Alias Index

1. cpwd — Copies current path to clipboard
   → Copy-PathToClipboard

2. pas — Starts Laravel development server
   → Start-LaravelServer

3. pa — Runs php artisan in Laravel project
   → Invoke-Artisan

4. gpush — Push git changes with a commit message
   → Push-GitChanges

5. touch — Creates a file (defaults to tmp.txt if no name provided)
   → New-File

6. phpserve — Starts PHP built-in web server
   → Start-phpserve

7. pyserve — Starts Python HTTP server
   → Start-PythonServer

8. gt — Navigate to a folder using a partial name
   → Find-AndOpenFolder

9. Scane-Folders — Scan and cache folder paths from home directory
   → Index-Folders

10. ex — Open current directory in File Explorer
    → Open-InExplorer

11. b — Go back to the previous directory
    → Go-PreviousDirectory

12. mkg — Create a directory and enter it
    → New-AndEnterFolder

13. head — Show first few lines of a file
    → Get-FileHead

14. tail — Show last few lines of a file
    → Get-FileTail

15. dl — Download a file using BITS with resume support
    → Start-FileDownload

Usage

To start using the PowerShell Developer Profile, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/tauseedzaman/PS1-Dev-Profile

2. Import the profile in your PowerShell environment. Open PowerShell and run:

   notepad $PROFILE

   Add the following line to your profile file:

   . <path-to-repo>\ps1-dev-profile.ps1

   Replace <path-to-repo> with the path to the cloned repository.

3. Save and close the profile file. Then restart PowerShell, and you're ready to go!

Aliases

⭕ Copy Working Directory Path

cpwd

Copies the current working directory path to the clipboard, making it easy to share or use in other commands.

⭕ Start Laravel Development Server

pas

Starts the Laravel development server, allowing you to quickly test and preview your application.

⭕ Run PHP Artisan

pa

Runs the PHP Artisan command-line tool for Laravel, providing a convenient way to manage and interact with your Laravel project.

⭕ Push Git Changes with Message

gpush <message>

Pushes local Git changes to the remote repository with a custom commit message, streamlining the Git workflow.

⭕ Create or Touch File, just like touch command in unix envirement

touch <filename>

create file if not argument is provided then tmp.txt is created.

⭕ Start PHP built-in web server

phpserve <port>

Start PHP built-in web server in the current folder, if port is not provided then default port is 8080

⭕ Start Python HTTP server

pyserve <port>

Start Python built-in Http server in the current folder, if port is not provided then default port is 8080

⭕ Navigates to a specified folder based on partial name

gt <some-folder>

The gt function searches for a folder whose name matches the specified partial name. If multiple matches are found, it prompts you to select one. Once a unique match is determined, it navigates directly to that folder.

Before Using gt: Before using the gt function, it's recommended to run the Scane-Folders function. This function scans your user home directory and stores the paths of all subfolders in a file called folderPaths.txt. This file is used by the gt function to quickly locate folders based on partial names.

To update folder paths, run:

Scane-Folders

Example:

Suppose you want to navigate to a folder named "Documents" within your user directory, but you're not sure of the full path. You can simply use gt followed by the partial name:

gt Documents

If multiple folders with "Documents" in their names exist, gt will display them and prompt you to select the desired one. After selecting, you will be navigated to the chosen folder

⭕ Open current directory in File Explorer

ex

Opens the current working directory in File Explorer

⭕ Go one step back to prev directory.. its like cd ..

b

Go back to the previous directory

⭕ Create a directory and navigate to it

mkg <directory-name>

Create a directory with provided name and navigates into it

⭕ Display the first few lines of a file

head <file-path> <lines-count>

Display the first few lines of a file, the number of line showed by default is 10.

⭕ Display the last few lines of a file

tail <file-path> <lines-count>

Display the last few lines of a file, the number of line showed by default is 10.

⭕ Download a file using BITS with resume support

df <file-url>

Contribution Guidelines

1. Fork the repository and create a new branch for your feature or fix.
2. Write a clear and concise commit message describing your changes.
3. Open a pull request to merge your changes into the main branch.

License

This repository is licensed under the MIT License.