How to hide terminal path while using PowerShell?

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How to hide terminal path while using PowerShell?

CharlieLor 566

How do I hide the terminal path in Visual Studio under Windows Server? Currently it's showing this: PS C:\Users\user-name> I want to only show PS instead of the whole path there. Thank you.

MathewWade 0 Reputation points

2023-04-13T04:24:28.8666667+00:00
In PowerShell, you can hide the path of the current directory by customizing the prompt. Here's how you can do it:

Open PowerShell.

Type the following command to open your PowerShell profile in Notepad: notepad $PROFILE

If the file doesn't exist, Notepad will prompt you to create it. Click Yes.

In Notepad, add the following line: $function:prompt = "$ "> This sets the prompt to a simple "> " symbol.

Save and close the file.

Restart PowerShell. Now when you use PowerShell, the path of the current directory won't be displayed in the prompt. Instead, you'll just see the ">" symbol.

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MathewWade 0 Reputation points

2023-04-13T04:24:28.8666667+00:00

In PowerShell, you can hide the path of the current directory by customizing the prompt. Here's how you can do it:

Open PowerShell.

Type the following command to open your PowerShell profile in Notepad: notepad $PROFILE

If the file doesn't exist, Notepad will prompt you to create it. Click Yes.

In Notepad, add the following line: $function:prompt = "$ "> This sets the prompt to a simple "> " symbol.

Save and close the file.

Restart PowerShell. Now when you use PowerShell, the path of the current directory won't be displayed in the prompt. Instead, you'll just see the ">" symbol.

Answer 1

Anonymous

Hi, You can just add a prompt function to your PowerShell profile $HOME\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Profile.ps1

function prompt{"PS >"}

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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CharlieLor 566

Thank you for the response. Is there a way to add this setting to my User > settings.json file? If so, what's the correct syntax? Thanks!

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