PowerShell Utilities

A collection of PowerShell scripts to simplify CLI workflows and automate common development tasks.

Repository Structure

C:\Users\Manuel Morales\Repos\PowerShell\
├── alias/
│   ├── curl.ps1
│   └── git.ps1
├── docs/
│   ├── aliases.md
│   ├── files.md
│   ├── git.md
│   ├── programs.md
│   └── windows.md
├── scripts/
│   ├── files.ps1
│   ├── git.ps1
│   ├── programs.ps1
│   └── windows.ps1
├── README.md
└── .vscode/
    └── settings.json

Documentation

Detailed documentation for each function category can be found in the docs/ folder:

• Git Utilities - Repository initialization, commits, and resets.
• Windows Utilities - System cleanup, icon cache resets, and hardware summaries.
• File Utilities - Exclude-based recursive copying and other file management tasks.
• Programs Utilities - Launching Vim from a Git-for-Windows path and other program shortcuts.
• Aliases - Override default native behaviors (curl) and shorten standard workflows (git).

Aliases

In addition to the main scripts, this repository includes an alias/ folder with standalone alias definitions. These are intended for quick keyboard shortcuts to the functions or common Git commands.

Example: gco for Invoke-GitCheckoutRemote.

To use them, dot-source them in your profile or session:

. ./alias/git.ps1
. ./alias/curl.ps1

Installation

Quick Use (One-Time)

1. Clone this repository
2. Source the script you need:

   . ./scripts/git.ps1

3. Run the functions directly in your PowerShell session

Permanent Setup (Recommended)

To make these functions available in every PowerShell session from any directory:

1. Open your PowerShell profile:

   notepad $PROFILE

   If the file doesn't exist, create it first:

   if (!(Test-Path $PROFILE)) { New-Item -Path $PROFILE -ItemType File -Force }

2. Add this line to the profile file:

   . "C:\Users\Manuel Morales\Repos\PowerShell\scripts\git.ps1"
   . "C:\Users\Manuel Morales\Repos\PowerShell\scripts\windows.ps1"

3. Save and restart PowerShell

Now all functions from both git.ps1 and windows.ps1 will work from any folder without sourcing.

Future Plans

This repository will grow to include:

• Docker utilities — Quick stack deployments, container management helpers
• Dev environment setup — Automated tool installations and configurations
• Cloud CLI wrappers — Simplified commands for AWS, Azure, GCP
• Build & deploy scripts — CI/CD automation helpers
• Any other repetitive tasks — Converting multi-step CLI operations into single commands

Requirements

• PowerShell 5.1 or later
• Git (for git.ps1 functions)