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Display Profile Functions

Matthew Dowst

If you are like me and have multiple machines you work on with different profiles, it can be difficult to remember which profile contains which functions. So, I wrote a quick function that will display all the functions for me on start up.

Just add the code below to the bottom of your $profile file.

Function Get-ProfileFunctions {
    $__ProfileFunctions = Get-Content $profile | Where-Object { $_.Trim() -match '^function' } | Foreach-Object {
        $_.Replace('{', ' ').Replace('(', ' ').Split()[1]
    }

    if ($__ProfileFunctions) {
        Write-Host "Profile functions loaded`n$('-' * 24)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
        $__ProfileFunctions | ForEach-Object { Write-Host " - $($_)" -ForegroundColor Yellow }
        Write-Host "`n"
    }
}
Get-ProfileFunctions

Now when you open PowerShell you will see a prompt like the one below showing you the functions you have in the profile file.

Profile functions loaded
------------------------
- MyCustom-Function1
- Get-ProfileFunctions

You can also run Get-ProfileFunctions at any time to show the functions again.

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