Chapter 8: Tips for using PowerShell like a Pro
Up until this point in the book, we've focused on using Windows Terminal to its fullest potential. From this point on, we'll switch focus to mastering the shells inside Windows Terminal. In this chapter, we will fine-tune PowerShell, the most popular shell on Windows 10, into a first-class command-line experience. Future chapters will focus on WSL2 and performing common frontend, backend, and DevOps tasks efficiently.
There are two parts to PowerShell: the command-line shell and the full-featured scripting language. In this chapter, we will cover only the command-line shell portion. We will not cover the scripting language in depth as it is a large topic that could fill multiple books (and has!).
We'll cover the following topics in this chapter:
- Installing PowerShell Core
- Using built-in commands and aliases
- Configuring PSReadLine in PowerShell Core
- Adding GNU coreutils to the path
- Installing...
