# PowerShell Cheat-Sheet
PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management program from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and the associated scripting language.

## Install PowerShell
PowerShell was made open-source and cross-platform with PowerShell Core, and can be installed on multiple operating systems.

### Windows
1. Download MSI Package from the [Official PowerShell Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell-on-windows?view=powershell-7.2)
2. Set up PowerShell Profile in [Windows Terminal](windows/windows-terminal.md).
```json
"commandline": "pwsh.exe -nologo",
"name": "Powershell",
"source": "Windows.Terminal.PowershellCore"
```

### Linux (Ubuntu)
```sh
# Update the list of packages
sudo apt-get update
# Install pre-requisite packages.
sudo apt-get install -y wget apt-transport-https software-properties-common
# Download the Microsoft repository GPG keys
wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/20.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb
# Register the Microsoft repository GPG keys
sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
# Update the list of packages after we added packages.microsoft.com
sudo apt-get update
# Install PowerShell
sudo apt-get install -y powershell
# Start PowerShell
pwsh
```

## Profile
Set up a PowerShell Profile by opening the profile script :
```powershell
code $PROFILE
```

## (Optional) Set up starship Prompt
You can customize the look and feel of PowerShell with the Starship Prompt ([[starship]]).