Power Shell | Cookbook

Filesystem

List of files in a folder

(ls -r *.txt).fullname

Delete files with pattern

Get-ChildItem *.code -recurse | foreach { Remove-Item -Path $_.FullName }

Files

Check if a file exist

Test-Path $PROFILE

Searching in Files

Get-ChildItem -Recurse | Select-String "dummy" -List | Select Path

Get-ChildItem -Recurse *.sql | Select-String "create .*_tab_" | Select-Object -Unique Path

Environment

Processes

Show processes using a specific port

Network

Pipeline

Parse out fromcommand

$REPOSITORY=<URL of Repository>
git branch -r | ForEach-Object { Write-Output "git clone -b $_ $REPOSITORY $_" } | Out-File -FilePath .\clone-all-branches

Permissions

Show current policy

Get-ExecutionPolicy

Allow custom scripts to execute

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser unrestricted

Profiles

Different PowerShell profiles

Show path for all profiles

$PROFILE | Format-List * -Force

Create a new profile

New-Item $PROFILE.CurrentUserAllHosts -ItemType file -Force

Customizing

Theming

https://ohmyposh.dev/

Install Posh-Git and Oh-My-Posh.

Install-Module posh-git   -Scope CurrentUser
Install-Module oh-my-posh -Scope CurrentUser

Install-Module -Name PSReadLine -AllowPrerelease -Scope CurrentUser -Force -SkipPublisherCheck

Then run “notepad $PROFILE” and add these lines to the end:

Import-Module posh-git
Import-Module oh-my-posh

Set-Theme Paradox

Set a custom theme

Import-Module posh-git
Import-Module oh-my-posh
Set-Theme Paradox

Show current theme settings

$ThemeSettings

$ThemeSettings.CurrentThemeLocation

Customize Prompt

Show current Path

function prompt
{
    "PS " + $(get-location) + "> "
}

Randor Color

function prompt
{
    $random = new-object random
    $color=[System.ConsoleColor]$random.next(1,16)
    Write-Host ("PS " + $(get-location) +">") -nonewline -foregroundcolor $color
    return " "
}

Display current time at the end of prompt line (this will mess up you console buffer)

function prompt
{
    $oldposition = $host.ui.rawui.CursorPosition
    $Endline = $oldposition
    $Endline.X+=60
    $host.ui.rawui.CursorPosition = $Endline
    Write-Host $(get-date).Tostring("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss")
    $host.ui.rawui.CursorPosition = $oldposition
    Write-Host ("PS " + $(get-location) +">") -nonewline -foregroundcolor Magenta
    return " "
}

Show current user, host, current line number

$global:CurrentUser = [System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
function prompt
{
    $host.ui.rawui.WindowTitle = $CurrentUser.Name + " " + $Host.Name + " " + $Host.Version + " Line: " + $host.UI.RawUI.CursorPosition.Y
    Write-Host ("PS " + $(get-location) +">") -nonewline -foregroundcolor Magenta
    return " "
}

Security

Signing Powershell Scripts

From here

Creating a self-signed Certificate

❯ New-SelfSignedCertificate -DnsName user@via-internet.de -CertStoreLocation Cert:\CurrentUser\My\ -Type CodeSigning

   PSParentPath: Microsoft.PowerShell.Security\Certificate::CurrentUser\My

Thumbprint                                Subject              EnhancedKeyUsageList
----------                                -------              --------------------
4AED871E6DB5FF3E85EB1625C5369DBDB3E120FD  CN=user@via-interne… Codesignatur

Start certmgr.exe

❯ certmgr.msc

Copy created Certificate

Import the Certifcate in Trusted Root Certification Autorities and Trusted Publisher

Die englischen Namnen der Ordner sind:

• Trusted Root Certification Authorities

• Trusted Publishers.

Exportieren

Importieren

Powershell Skript signieren

❯ Set-AuthenticodeSignature -FilePath demo.ps1 -Certificate (Get-ChildItem -Path Cert:\CurrentUser\My -CodeSigningCert)

    Directory: D:\TMP

SignerCertificate                         Status                               StatusMessage                     Path
-----------------                         ------                               -------------                     ----
4AED871E6DB5FF3E85EB1625C5369DBDB3E120FD  Valid                                Signature verified.               demo.ps1

Final Check

❯ Get-AuthenticodeSignature .\demo.ps1

    Directory: D:\CLOUD\Environments\Keycloak\Keycloak\12.0.1\bin

SignerCertificate                         Status                                StatusMessage                    Path
-----------------                         ------                                -------------                    ---
4AED871E6DB5FF3E85EB1625C5369DBDB3E120FD  Valid                                 Signature verified.              demo.ps1

From Bash to Powershell

• https://mathieubuisson.github.io/powershell-linux-bash/

which

(get-command FILE.EXE).Path

Set-Alias where Get-Command
where FILE.EXE

PowerShell on Linux

Ubuntu 20

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell-core-on-linux?view=powershell-7

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