PowerShell : Set Profile2024/12/02

	Set Profile it is loaded when PowerShell starts.
[1]	By default, Profile does not exist, so create it first and set any commands or variables you like.

# make sure own profile's PATH
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Write-Output $profile 
C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1

PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-Item $profile 

# none by default
Get-Item : Cannot find path 'C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1'
because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-Item $profile
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Users\Admini...ell_profile.ps1:String) [Get-Item], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemCommand

# create it
PS C:\Users\Administrator> New-Item $profile -type file -force 

    Directory: C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\WindowsPowerShell


Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
-a----         12/1/2024   4:49 PM              0 Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1


# for example, set command that shows messages in $profile
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Write-Output 'Write-Output "This message is from $profile"' > $profile 
PS C:\Users\Administrator> powershell 

# run new PowerShell
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This message is from C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1
PS C:\Users\Administrator>

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