Adding Git autocomplete to PowerShell (Windows)

In order to get bash like git autocomplete in Powershell, install the posh-git package.

1. Fulfill the conditions mentioned in the prerequisite:
   https://github.com/dahlbyk/posh-git#prerequisites
   a. Make sure PowerShell version greater than 6 is installed.
   b. Make sure git is installed and in the PATH.
   c. Make sure the script execution policy is set to RemoteSigned or Unrestricted.

2. In PowerShell execute:
   

PowerShellGet\Install-Module posh-git -Scope CurrentUser -Force

1. Add posh-git to PowerShell profiles by either running Add-PoshGitToProfile -AllHosts or add it to the profiles file located at: C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 (Create the file if it doesn't exist).

References:

• https://github.com/dahlbyk/posh-git
• https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Appendix-A%3A-Git-in-Other-Environments-Git-in-PowerShell

Comments

[eddorneles]

Thank you very much for the help!

It worked easily!