Functions.md

Additional PowerShell Functions

These can be added to the 'profile', find location by using following command:

$Profile

If you haven't used it before we will have to create the file. The profile path will likely look like this: For the default Powershell: C:\Users<UserName>\Documents\WindowsPowerShell

For Powershell 7: C:\Users<UserName>\Documents\PowerShell

# Shorten the current directory path to just the folder
function prompt{
  $check = $pwd.drive
  if ( "$check`:\" -eq $pwd.path){
    "$pwd>"
  }else{
    $p = Split-Path -leaf -path (Get-Location)
    "~ $p\> "
  }
}

# Change or create files
function touch {
  Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [string]$Path
  )

  if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
    (Get-Item -Path $Path).LastWriteTime = Get-Date
  } else {
    New-Item -Type File -Path $Path
  }
}

# Encode
function encode([string]$arg){
	[Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes($arg))
}

# Decode
function decode([string]$arg) {
	[System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([System.Convert]::FromBase64String($arg))
}