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+title: "Make Powershell Fancier With Windows Terminal"
+date: 2020-03-22T11:33:38+05:30
+lastmod: 2022-03-11T11:33:38+05:30
+draft: false
+keywords: [powershell, windows-terminal]
+description: ""
+tags: ["powershell", "windows terminal"]
+categories: ["windows"]
+author: ""
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+---
+
+<!--more-->
+*because why not*
+
+# Install PowerShell Core
+Or you can continue using PowerShell 5.1 if you wish.
+
+## From GitHub
+Grab the installer from their [releases](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases) page. Once downloaded, double-click the installer and follow the instructions. 
+
+## Using Scoop
+Enter the line in PowerShell:
+
+```
+scoop install pwsh
+```
+
+Instructions to install Scoop can be found at [scoop.sh](https://scoop.sh/).
+
+## Using Chocolatey
+Enter the line in elevated PowerShell:
+
+```
+choco install pwsh
+```
+
+Instructions to install Chocolatey can be found at [chocolatey.org](https://chocolatey.org/install).
+
+# Install Windows Terminal
+Get it from [Store](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-terminal-preview/9n0dx20hk701) or from [GitHub releases](https://github.com/Microsoft/Terminal/releases). I recommend getting it from Store as it can be updated automatically.
+
+Or you can install via Chocolatey by entering
+```
+choco install microsoft-windows-terminal
+```
+Again, in elevated PowerShell.
+
+If you are using Scoop then it would be
+```
+scoop install windows-terminal
+```
+
+# The interesting part begins.
+Next, open Windows Terminal. Once there, use the drop down arrow to open PowerShell Core.
+
+{{% center %}}
+{{% figure src="/img/powershell/tab-menu.png" title="The shells listed depend on the shells installed on your computer." alt="A drop down list of shells, settings, feedback and about" %}}
+{{% /center %}}
+
+As per the instructions [here](https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh), install `posh-git` and `oh-my-posh`. It is assumed that you have [git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) installed (you can use Chocolatey or Scoop if you wish).
+
+```
+Install-Module posh-git -Scope CurrentUser
+Install-Module oh-my-posh -Scope CurrentUser
+```
+
+Next, get [PSReadline](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/psreadline/?view=powershell-7)
+
+```
+Install-Module -Name PSReadLine -AllowPrerelease -Scope CurrentUser -Force -SkipPublisherCheck
+```
+
+Now, add the folllowing lines to your `$PROFILE` by running `vim $PROFILE`. Please note that Notepad also works.
+
+```powershell
+Import-Module posh-git
+Import-Module oh-my-posh
+Set-PoshPrompt ys
+
+# Show navigable manu of all options on hitting Tab
+Set-PSReadlineKeyHandler -Key Tab -Function MenuComplete
+
+# Autocompletion for arrow kets
+Set-PSReadlineKeyHandler -Key UpArrow -Function HistorySearchBackward
+Set-PSReadlineKeyHandler -Key DownArrow -Function HistorySeachForward
+```
+
+Line 3 sets theme. You can get a list of themes [here](https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh).
+
+# Time to get a better font
+Those boxes don't look quite nice.
+
+[Cascadia Code](https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code/releases) is my personal favourite. Download the fonts and change the font face to "Cascadia Code PL" in `settings.json` (it can be opened by pressing `Ctrl+,`, if you hadn't noticed already).
+```json
+"fontFace": "Cascadia Code PL";
+```
+Or you can install other fonts that support PowerLine Glyphs from [Nerd Fonts](https://nerdfonts.com/)
+
+# Add a background
+One of the fun things about Windows Terminal is that you can set backgrounds and opacity or apply acrylic blur, which will be covered in the next section.
+
+Open `settings.json` and add the following lines
+
+```json
+"backgrounfImage": "path/to/image",
+"backgroundOpacity": 0.5,
+"backgroundImageStretchMode": "fill",
+```
+
+# Use acrylic
+Remove the lines used to set the background and add the following lines
+
+```json
+"useAcryllic": true,
+"acryllicOpacity": 0.8,
+```
+
+# Next Step
+Enjoy.
+{{% center %}}
+{{% figure src="/img/powershell/final.png" title="Final result" alt="Screenshot of Windows Terminal after applying the previous steps" %}}
+{{% /center %}}