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Windows Server Automation with PowerShell Cookbook, Fifth Edition
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Early versions of PowerShell were monochrome, although the terminal (conhost.exe) did provide some limited coloring. These versions of Windows PowerShell also lacked some of the cool features found in Linux shells.
With PowerShell 4, PowerShell included a new module, PSReadLine.
The module provides a command-line editing experience that is on a par with the best of the Linux command shells (e.g. BASH). The PSReadLine module provides additional console editing features within both PowerShell 7 and Windows PowerShell.
When you type into a PowerShell console, PSReadLine
intercepts your keystrokes to provide syntax coloring, simple syntax error notification, etc. PSReadLine
enables you to customize your environment to suit your personal preferences. Some key features of the module include:
For an overview of PSReadLine, see https://docs.microsoft...