Powershell Scripts

Usage

Usage

Copy and Paste the scripts into your PowerShell profile. To open your PowerShell profile in VS Code type code $Profile. To open in Notepad type notepad $profile

Most scripts require additional software. Install the following software if you do not have it already:



winget install ajeetdsouza.zoxide
winget install junegunn.fzf
winget install sharkdp.fd
winget install sharkdp.bat
winget install BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC
winget install eza-community.eza
winget install jftuga.less



Scoop install zoxide fzf fd bat ripgrep eza less

You will need to install the Visual C++ Redistributable package as well.

Add Invoke-Expression (& { (zoxide init powershell | Out-String) }) to your PowerShell profile

Detailed information can be found by clicking zoxide, fzf, fd, bat, ripgrep, eza and less.

PSFzf

PSFzf installs from PSGallery. More details here.



Install-Module -Name PSFzf



Scoop install PSFzf

Paste the following into your PowerShell profile:



Set-PsFzfOption -PSReadlineChordProvider 'Ctrl+t' -PSReadlineChordReverseHistory 'Ctrl+r'  
Set-PSReadLineKeyHandler -Key Tab -ScriptBlock { Invoke-FzfTabCompletion }

PSFzf

Type cd and press Ctrl + t and search for the directory you want to navigate to. Hit Enter twice to navigate to the directory.

Press Ctrl + r to list previous commands. Search and hit Enter twice to execute the command.

Press ↑ or ↓ to navigate the list.

Tab completion works out of the box.

Disks

Type disks and hit Enter to display disk information in human readable format.

Script



function disks {

    Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_LogicalDisk |
    Select-Object -Property DeviceID, VolumeName,
    @{Label = 'FreeGb'; expression = { ($_.FreeSpace / 1GB).ToString('F2') } },
    @{Label = 'UsedGb'; expression = { (($_.Size - $_.FreeSpace) / 1GB).ToString('F2') } }, # Calculated Used Space
    @{Label = 'TotalGb'; expression = { ($_.Size / 1GB).ToString('F2') } },
    @{label = 'Free %'; expression = { [Math]::Round(($_.freespace / $_.size) * 100, 2) } } |
    Format-Table
}

Find files and folders

A script with options to view, delete or edit files with external tools.

Script



$env:FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS = @"
--layout=reverse
--cycle
--scroll-off=5
--border
--preview-window=right,60%,border-left
--bind ctrl-u:preview-half-page-up
--bind ctrl-d:preview-half-page-down
--bind ctrl-f:preview-page-down
--bind ctrl-b:preview-page-up
--bind ctrl-g:preview-top
--bind ctrl-h:preview-bottom
--bind alt-w:toggle-preview-wrap
--bind ctrl-e:toggle-preview
"@

    function _fzf_open_path {
        param (
            [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
            [string]$input_path
        )
        if ($input_path -match "^.*:\d+:.*$") {
            $input_path = ($input_path -split ":")[0]
        }
        if (-not (Test-Path $input_path)) {
            return
        }
        $cmds = @{
            'bat'    = { bat $input_path }
            'cat'    = { Get-Content $input_path }
            'cd'     = {
                if (Test-Path $input_path -PathType Leaf) {
                    $input_path = Split-Path $input_path -Parent
                }
                Set-Location $input_path
            }
            'remove' = { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $input_path }
            'echo'   = { Write-Output $input_path }
            'VS Code' = { code $input_path }
        }
        $cmd = $cmds.Keys | fzf --prompt 'Select command> '
        & $cmds[$cmd]
    }

    function _fzf_get_path_using_fd {
        $input_path = fd --type file --follow --exclude .git |
        fzf --prompt 'Files> ' `
            --header-first `
            --header 'CTRL-S: Switch between Files/Directories' `
            --bind 'ctrl-s:transform:if not "%FZF_PROMPT%"=="Files> " (echo ^change-prompt^(Files^> ^)^+^reload^(fd --type file^)) else (echo ^change-prompt^(Directory^> ^)^+^reload^(fd --type directory^))' `
            --preview 'if "%FZF_PROMPT%"=="Files> " (bat --color=always {} --style=plain) else (eza -T --colour=always --icons=always {})'
        return $input_path
    }

    function _fzf_get_path_using_rg {
        $INITIAL_QUERY = "${*:-}"
        $RG_PREFIX = "rg --column --line-number --no-heading --color=always --smart-case"
        $input_path = "" |
        fzf --ansi --disabled --query "$INITIAL_QUERY" `
            --bind "start:reload:$RG_PREFIX {q}" `
            --bind "change:reload:sleep 0.1 & $RG_PREFIX {q} || rem" `
            --bind 'ctrl-s:transform:if not "%FZF_PROMPT%" == "1. ripgrep> " (echo ^rebind^(change^)^+^change-prompt^(1. ripgrep^> ^)^+^disable-search^+^transform-query:echo ^{q^} ^> %TEMP%\rg-fzf-f ^& type %TEMP%\rg-fzf-r) else (echo ^unbind^(change^)^+^change-prompt^(2. fzf^> ^)^+^enable-search^+^transform-query:echo ^{q^} ^> %TEMP%\rg-fzf-r ^& type %TEMP%\rg-fzf-f)' `
            --color 'hl:-1:underline,hl+:-1:underline:reverse' `
            --delimiter ':' `
            --prompt '1. ripgrep> ' `
            --preview-label 'Preview' `
            --header 'CTRL-S: Switch between ripgrep/fzf' `
            --header-first `
            --preview 'bat --color=always {1} --highlight-line {2} --style=plain' `
            --preview-window 'up,60%,border-bottom,+{2}+3/3'
        return $input_path
    }

    function fdg {
        _fzf_open_path $(_fzf_get_path_using_fd)
    }

    function rgg {
        _fzf_open_path $(_fzf_get_path_using_rg)
    }


    # SET KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS TO CALL FUNCTION

    Set-PSReadLineKeyHandler -Key "Ctrl+q" -ScriptBlock {
        [Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine]::RevertLine()
        [Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine]::Insert("fdg")
        [Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine]::AcceptLine()
    }

    Set-PSReadLineKeyHandler -Key "Ctrl+f" -ScriptBlock {
        [Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine]::RevertLine()
        [Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine]::Insert("rgg")
        [Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine]::AcceptLine()
    }

There are two ways to get a file path.

Through ripgrep mode.

Through fd mode.

To open in Ripgrep mode, type rgg and hit Enter or press Ctrl + f.

To open in fd mode, type fdg and hit Enter or press Ctrl + q.

Press ↑ or ↓ to navigate the list. Press Shift + ↑ or ↓ to navigate the preview.

ctrl + s - switch between files and directories

ctrl + u - preview-half-page-up

ctrl + d - preview-half-page-down

ctrl + f - preview-page-down

ctrl + b - preview-page-up

ctrl + g - preview-top

ctrl + h - preview-bottom

ctrl + e - toggle-preview

alt + w - toggle-preview-wrap

Open files or folders with bat, cat, cd, echo or VS Code. Delete with 'remove'.

note

The script sets two keybindings via PSReadLineKeyHandler.

Find fz

File search script utilizing fzf, ripgrep and bat.

Script



 function fz {
    
        $INITIAL_QUERY = "${*:-}"
        $RG_PREFIX = "rg --column --line-number --no-heading --color=always --smart-case"
        "" |
        fzf --ansi --disabled --query "$INITIAL_QUERY" `
        --bind "start:reload:$RG_PREFIX {q}" `
        --bind "change:reload:sleep 0.1 & $RG_PREFIX {q} || rem" `
        --bind 'ctrl-s:transform:if not "%FZF_PROMPT%" == "1. ripgrep> " (echo ^rebind^(change^)^+^change-prompt^(1. ripgrep^> ^)^+^disable-search^+^transform-query:echo ^{q^} ^> %TEMP%\rg-fzf-f ^& type %TEMP%\rg-fzf-r) else (echo ^unbind^(change^)^+^change-prompt^(2. fzf^> ^)^+^enable-search^+^transform-query:echo ^{q^} ^> %TEMP%\rg-fzf-r ^& type %TEMP%\rg-fzf-f)' `
        --color 'hl:-1:underline,hl+:-1:underline:reverse' `
        --delimiter ':' `
        --prompt '1. ripgrep> ' `
        --preview-label 'Preview' `
        --header 'CTRL-S: Switch between ripgrep/fzf' `
        --header-first `
        --preview 'bat --color=always {1} --highlight-line {2} --style=plain' `
        --preview-window 'up,60%,border-bottom,+{2}+3/3'
        }

Type fz and hit Enter.

Press Ctrl + S to switch between ripgrep and fzf.

Press ↑ or ↓ to navigate the list. Press Enter to select.

Press Shift + ↑ or ↓ to navigate the preview.

Find fza

File searcher script utilizing fzf, fd and bat.

Script



function fza { 
    fd --type file --follow --exclude .git |
    fzf --style=full `
        --bind 'focus:transform-header:file --brief {}' `
        --preview 'bat --color=always {} --style=numbers' `
        --preview-window '~3' --reverse `
    
}

fza

Type fza and hit Enter.

Press ↑ or ↓ to navigate the list.

Press Shift + ↑ or ↓ to navigate the preview.

Google search

Search Google from the command line. Type gog and a search term and hit Enter. Opens in your default browser.

Script



Function search-google {
    $query = 'https://www.google.com/search?q='
    $args | ForEach-Object { $query = $query + "$_+" }
    $url = $query.Substring(0, $query.Length - 1)
    Start-Process "$url"
}

Set-Alias gog search-google

eza

List files with details using the e alias. More information in the eza document.

Script



function e {
    eza `
        --long `
        --hyperlink `
        --icons=always `
        --git-repos `
        --git `
        --header `
        --flags `
        --created `
        --time-style long-iso `
        --group-directories-first `
        --context `
        --total-size `
        --all `

}

yt-dlp

Requires yt-dlp. More information here. A short user guide is available here.



winget install yt-dlp



Scoop install yt-dlp

Type ytm and a link and press Enter.

note

This script recodes a video to mp4/mkv.

Script



Function ytm {
    yt-dlp `
        --progress `
        --console-title `
        --video-multistreams `
        --audio-multistreams `
        --format-sort "height:1080,fps" `
        --format "bestvideo+bestaudio/best" `
        --check-formats `
        --merge-output-format "mp4/mkv" `
        --recode-video "mp4/mkv" `
        --embed-thumbnail `
        --embed-metadata `
        --embed-chapters `
        --force-keyframes-at-cuts `
        --sponsorblock-mark "all" `
        --write-auto-subs --sub-lang "en.*" `
        $args
}

Get-MyIP

Fetch WAN ip.



function Get-MyIP {
    (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://api.ipify.org")
}

Paste into your $Profile

Open path in Directory Opus



function Open {
    $opusPath = "C:\Program Files\GPSoftware\Directory Opus\dopus.exe"
    $folderPath = Get-Location

    $folderPath = $folderPath -replace '\{', '' -replace '\}', ''

    Start-Process $opusPath -ArgumentList "/path `"$folderPath`""
}

Open path in Explorer



function Open {
    $folderPath = Get-Location
    Invoke-Item $folderPath
}

List items



function ll { Get-ChildItem -Force | Format-Table -AutoSize }
function la { Get-ChildItem -Force -Attributes Hidden, ReadOnly, System | Format-Table -AutoSize }
function l { Get-ChildItem -Name }