PowerShell Tabs in TCMD

[CWBillow]

How come the window that opens in TCMD using the command line

%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

has one configuration that is entirely different from the config that opens from the desktop shortcut that uses the same command line?

Chuck Billow

 

[vefatica]

TCMD's font perhaps?

 

[rconn]

How come the window that opens in TCMD using the command line

%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

has one configuration that is entirely different from the config that opens from the desktop shortcut that uses the same command line?

What specifically are you referring to?

TCMD does not use shortcut properties when executing an app directly; if you have something in the shortcut that you want in the tab window, you'll need to set it yourself.

 

[CWBillow]

TCMD's font perhaps?

So then TCMD's properties will override those of PowerShell's itself (profile.ps1)?

 

[rconn]

So then TCMD's properties will override those of PowerShell's itself (profile.ps1)?

No.

 

[Joe Caverly]

Are you using the Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 file on your system, or the profile.ps1 file?

Windows PowerShell Profiles

Joe

 

[CWBillow]

Joe, I'm trying to figure which I should be using. I don't have any sense of balance with PowerShell yet.

Chuck

 

[Joe Caverly]

The Scripting Guy should be able to help you;

All About PowerShell Profiles
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2015/07/20/all-about-powershell-profiles/

Joe

 

[CWBillow]

Are you using the Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 file on your system, or the profile.ps1 file?

Windows PowerShell Profiles

Joe

I would think that, at least at this stage, I would be better off to use the profile.ps1 file, wouldn't I?

 

[Joe Caverly]

I created my own profile, Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 by doing a

notepad $Profile

from the PowerShell prompt. You can add to it from there. Mine has grown over the years, including aliases, functions, etc.

It's the same as creating your own 4start.btm for TCC (or TCSTART.btm as it is called nowadays). My 4start.btm has also grown over the years.

Joe

 

[CWBillow]

I'll give it a shot, Joe. Funny to feel like I am starting all over after all these years!

Thanks,
Chuck

 

[Joe Caverly]

Make sure to add this function to your PowerShell Profile, so that you can utilize TCC from PowerShell when needed, which will be rarely (at least for me).

https://jpsoft.com/forums/threads/utilize-tcc-from-powershell.5695/

Joe