Cross-platform PowerShell profile with auto-loading utility functions for network testing, system administration, and developer workflows.

• Cross-platform compatibility - Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
• Auto-loading functions - All functions in the Functions/ are auto-loaded with your profile
• Local functions support - Add your own functions to Functions/Local/
• Custom prompt - Clean, colored PowerShell prompt

• Install
  • Linux/macOS
  • Windows
    • PowerShell Desktop
    • PowerShell Core
• Available Commands
  • Network and DNS
  • System Administration
  • Developer
  • Security
  • Active Directory
  • PowerShell Module Management
  • Profile Management
  • Media Processing
  • Utilities
  • Local Functions
• Update
• Contributing
• Author
• License

Overlay Overwrite your PowerShell profile path with the contents of this repository.

Choose your appropriate platform:

• Linux/macOS
• Windows
  • PowerShell Desktop
  • PowerShell Core

git clone 'https://github.com/jonlabelle/pwsh-profile.git' $HOME/.config/powershell

git clone 'https://github.com/jonlabelle/pwsh-profile.git' $HOME\Documents\WindowsPowerShell

git clone 'https://github.com/jonlabelle/pwsh-profile.git' $HOME\Documents\PowerShell

The profile includes various utility commands organized by category:

• Get-CertificateExpiration — Gets SSL/TLS certificate expiration dates from remote hosts
• Get-CertificateDetails — Retrieves detailed SSL/TLS certificate information from remote hosts
• Get-DnsRecord — Retrieves DNS records for any record type using DNS-over-HTTPS
• Get-IPAddress — Gets local network interface IPs or public IP address with geolocation data
• Get-Whois — Performs WHOIS lookups for domain names with registration details and nameservers
• Invoke-Ping — Sends ICMP echo requests with detailed statistics (cross-platform ping alternative)
• Resolve-GeoIP — Resolves IP addresses to geographic locations
• Send-TcpRequest — Sends TCP requests and retrieves responses for network testing
• Test-Bandwidth — Tests network bandwidth with download speed and latency measurements
• Test-DnsNameResolution — Tests DNS name resolution using cross-platform .NET methods
• Test-HttpResponse — Tests HTTP/HTTPS endpoints and returns response details
• Test-Port — Tests TCP/UDP port connectivity with detailed connection information

• Invoke-ElevatedCommand — Executes commands with elevated privileges (Run as Administrator)
• Set-TlsSecurityProtocol — Configures TLS security protocol settings for secure network connections
• Start-KeepAlive — Prevents the system and display from sleeping
• Test-Admin — Checks if the current PowerShell session is running as Administrator
• Test-PendingReboot — Checks if the system has pending reboot requirements
• Get-SystemInfo — Gets basic system information from local or remote computers

• Get-DotNetVersion — Retrieves installed .NET Framework and .NET Core versions
• Remove-DotNetBuildArtifacts — Cleans up .NET build artifacts from a project directory
• Remove-NodeModules — Removes node_modules folders from Node.js project directories

• Protect-PathWithPassword — Encrypts files or folders with AES-256 encryption using a password
• Unprotect-PathWithPassword — Decrypts files that were encrypted with Protect-PathWithPassword

• Invoke-GroupPolicyUpdate — Forces an immediate Group Policy update on Windows systems
• Test-ADCredential — Validates Active Directory user credentials
• Test-ADUserLocked — Test if an Active Directory user account is locked out

• Get-OutdatedModules — Check if any installed PowerShell modules have newer versions
• Remove-OldModules — Removes older versions of installed PowerShell modules
• Update-AllModules — Updates all PowerShell modules to latest versions

• Show-ProfileCommands — Show all commands available in this PowerShell profile
• Test-ProfileUpdate — Checks for available profile updates from the GitHub repository

• Invoke-FFmpeg — Converts video files using Samsung TV-friendly H.264/H.265 encoding
• Rename-VideoSeasonFile — Batch renames TV show episode files to a consistent format

• Convert-LineEndings — Converts line endings between Unix and Windows
• Copy-DirectoryWithExclusions — Copies directories recursively and exclude specific directories
• Get-CommandAlias — Displays aliases for PowerShell cmdlets
• Get-IPSubnet — Calculates IP subnet information including network/broadcast addresses
• New-RandomString — Generates random strings, useful for passwords/tokens
• Sync-Directory — Synchronizes directories using native platform tools (rsync/robocopy)

The Functions/Local/ directory is available for your machine-local functions that you don't want to commit to the repository. This is perfect for:

• Work-specific utilities
• Personal helper functions
• Experimental functions you're testing
• Machine-specific automations

Any PowerShell file placed in Functions/Local/ will be automatically loaded, just like the built-in functions. The entire directory is git-ignored, so your functions will never be accidentally committed.

See Functions/Local/README.md for detailed usage instructions, templates, and examples.

To manually pull in the latest updates from this repo:

Update-Profile

You can also check for available updates without applying them:

Test-ProfileUpdate

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these basic guidelines:

• One function per file in Functions/ (Verb-Noun.ps1) — auto-loaded by the main profile.
• Open a pull request with a brief description and include basic verification steps (lint + quick functional test).
• Keep changes cross-platform compatible per the project's conventions. See ./Functions folder for examples.

@jonlabelle

MIT License