Sharp Ninja's Powershell Snippets

A collection of PowerShell tools you can add to your profile.

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Windows

1. Clone this repository to $env:OneDrive/Documents/Snippets
2. In an Administrator elevated editor, edit $PROFILE.AllUsersAllHosts.
3. Add $env:Snippets="$env:OneDrive/Documents/PowerShell/Snippets" to the end and save it.

Linux, WSL, MacOS

1. Clone this repository to /opt/microsoft/powershell/7/Snippets
2. In an Administrator elevated editor, edit $PROFILE.AllUsersAllHosts.
3. Add $env:Snippets="/opt/microsoft/powershell/7/Snippets" to the end and save it.

OR

Execute this script...

curl 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PS-Services/Snippets/master/linux-setup.sh' -v | /bin/bash

Win	*nix	Script	Description
✅	✅	bing.ps1	Search Bing from Powershell.
✅	✅	clean‑folder.ps1	Remove all bin and obj folders in current path.
✅	✅	github.ps1	Set $env:GITHUB first to the root of your github repositories. Use hub or hub <repository> to go to those folders.
✅	✅	oh‑my‑posh.ps1	Initializes Oh-My-Posh for the current PowerShell
✅	✅	_repos.ps1	A unified repository query system.
✅		chocolatey.ps1	Setup Chocolatey profile in PowerShell.
✅		devmode.ps1	Startup VS 2022 Dev Mode Tools.

Place calls to these files in your $PROFILE

All scripts work in both PowerShell Core and Windows PowerShell 5.1!

Example Windows $PROFILE

$env:Snippets="$env:OneDrive\Documents\PowerShell\Snippets"

if ($env:VerboseStartup -eq 'true') {
    [switch]$Verbose = $true
}
else {
    [switch]$Verbose = $false
}

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope Process

try {
    Import-Module Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility

    if (Test-Path $env:Snippets) {
        Push-Location
        Set-Location $env:Snippets
        $snippets = Get-ChildItem *.ps1
        Pop-Location

        $snippets.FullName | ForEach-Object -Process {
            $snippet = $_

            . $snippet -Verbose:$Verbose
        }
    }
    else {
        Write-Verbose "No directory found at [$env:Snippets]" -Verbose:$Verbose~
    }

    Write-Verbose 'PowerShell Ready.' -Verbose:$Verbose
}
catch {
    Write-Host $Error
}
finally {
    Write-Verbose "Leaving $Profile" -Verbose:$Verbose
}

Example Linux, Wsl, MacOS $PROFILE

# $env:VerboseStartup = 'true'
$profileScript = Split-Path $PROFILE -Leaf

if((-not $env:Snippets) -or (-not (Test-Path $env:Snippets))) {
    $env:Snippets = "$env:HOME/.config/powershell"
}

if ($env:VerboseStartup -eq 'true') {
    [switch]$MasterVerbose = $true
}
else {
    [switch]$MasterVerbose = $false
}

try {
    Push-Location -Verbose:$MasterVerbose

    Import-Module Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility #-Verbose:$MasterVerbose

    $env:Snippets = Join-Path $env:Snippets -Child Snippets -Verbose:$MasterVerbose

    if (-not (Test-Path $env:Snippets -Verbose:$MasterVerbose)) {
        git clone "https://github.com/sharpninja/Snippets.git"
    } else {
        Write-Verbose "[$profileScript] Found $env:Snippets" -Verbose:$MasterVerbose
    }

    if (Test-Path $env:Snippets -Verbose:$MasterVerbose) {
        Push-Location -Verbose:$MasterVerbose
        Set-Location $env:Snippets -Verbose:$MasterVerbose
        $snippets = Get-ChildItem *.ps1 -Verbose:$MasterVerbose -Exclude _common.ps1
        Pop-Location -Verbose:$MasterVerbose

        $resultList = @()
        $snippets.FullName | ForEach-Object -Verbose:$MasterVerbose -Process {
            try {
                $snippet = $_
                $snippetName = Split-Path $snippet -Leaf
                Write-Verbose "[$profileScript]->[$snippetName] Calling with: -Verbose:`$$MasterVerbose" -Verbose:$MasterVerbose
                $result = $null
                $result = . $snippet -Verbose:$MasterVerbose
            }
            catch {
                Write-Error "[$profileScript]->[$snippetName] Error: $_"
            }
            finally {
                $report = "[$snippetName]->[ $result ]"
                $resultList += $report;
            }
        }

        if ($resultList.Length -gt 0) {
            "[$profileScript] Snippet Results`n---`n$([System.String]::Join("`n", $resultList))`n---`n"
        }
        else {
            "[$profileScript] No snippets where executed."
        }
    }
    else {
        Write-Verbose "[$profileScript] No directory found at [$env:Snippets]" -Verbose:$MasterVerbose
    }
}
catch {
    Write-Error "[$profileScript] $_"
}
finally {
    Pop-Location
    Write-Verbose "Leaving $Profile" -Verbose:$MasterVerbose
}

Get-Alias -Verbose:$MasterVerbose `
    | Where-Object -Property Description -imatch 'snippet' -Verbose:$MasterVerbose `
    | Format-Table Name, Description -AutoSize -Verbose:$MasterVerbose

Write-Verbose 'PowerShell Ready.' -Verbose:$MasterVerbose

Repositories

Common

• dn dotnet
• dt dotnet tool
• ng nuget
• np NPM
• pp pip
• pps pip-search

Windows

• repos Search all OS repos
• wq winget
• scp scoop
• ch chocolatey

EXAMPLE

repos oh-my-pos

Repo       Command
----       -------
scoop      install oh-my-posh@18.5.0
sudo choco install oh-my-posh --version 18.5.0 -y
winget     install XP8K0HKJFRXGCK -s msstore # oh-my-posh

Linux

• repos Search all OS repos
• ap apt
• zy zypper
• sn snap
• br homebrew