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Simple Customization for Windows Terminal

An easy step-by-step to customize your windows terminal

  1. Install Windows Terminal from windows Store

  2. Install GIT (if you need it) from https://git-scm.com/downloads

  3. Install a nerd font from https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads, I choose UbuntuMono NF
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  4. Open PowerShell and paste these:
    Install-Module posh-git -Scope CurrentUser
    Install-Module oh-my-posh -Scope CurrentUser

    Confirm any message using Y and A

  5. Update/Create PROFILE: open windows terminal and paste this
    notepad $PROFILE
    accept to create one if it asked, then paste this:
    Import-Module posh-git
    Import-Module oh-my-posh
    Set-PoshPrompt -Theme Paradox

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    Save it

    Paradox is the name of the theme
    Get all themes' name by using: Get-PoshThemes

  6. Set font UbuntuMono NF of any terminal you would like to use like: Window Terminal, VS Code.
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  7. Result

    In windows terminal
    Customize-windows-terminal

With GIT
Customize-windows-terminal-background

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