Windows Terminal.md

Windows Terminal

1. Install Windows Terminal via Store

2. Download & install PowerShell Core

3. Download & install Font Cascadia Code PL (it's a free font)

4. Open Windows Terminal, go to Settings

   • Set PowerShell Core GUID in the defaultProfile
   • Under profiles add defaults
     • Set fontFace to Cascadia Code PL
     • set fontSize e.g. 12

5. In PowerShell Core run

   • Install-Module posh-git --Scope CurrentUser
   • Install-Module oh-my-posh --Scope CurrentUser
   • Install-Module PSReadLine --Scope CurrentUser

6. Under ~\Documents\PowerShell (Create direcotry if it doesn't exist)

   • Create a File called Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1
   • Contents schould be

     Import-Module posh-git
     Import-Module oh-my-posh
     Set-Theme Paradox
     

Visual Studio Code

Under settings, change the values for terminal.integrated.shell.windows (depending on your OS)

• terminal.integrated.fontFamily to Cascadia Code PL

• terminal.integrated.shell.windows to C:\\Program Files\\PowerShell\\7\\pwsh.exe

  (this should be your PowerShell Core installation path)