Project Summary

Short Description

PowerShell-File-Walker-Commands is a bundle of four commands cda, cdf, elev, unelev that simplify common PowerShell shell tasks

Commands

Here are all the commands, brief descriptions and usage instructions

• cda - "Change Directory Alphabetically"
• cda - Display a nice list of all directories in your current path
• cda n - Go to the n'th directory from the list
• cda -Stick - Enter special "sticky" mode

READ MORE ABOUT CDA

• cdf - "Current Directory File"
• cdf - Display a nice list of all files and directories in your current path
• cdf n - Get the path of the n'th file from the list

READ MORE ABOUT CDF

• elev - "Elevate"
• elev - Asks for admin permission and opens a new elevated PowerShell prompt at your current directory

READ MORE ABOUT ELEV

• unelev - "Unelevate"
• unelev - Opens a new normal PowerShell prompt at your current directory

READ MORE ABOUT UNELEV

Configuration

This software can be extensively configured:

1. Open PowerShell-File-Walker.ps1 in a text editor
2. Scroll down and look for a "Settings" header (should be around line 80)
3. Edit the variables
4. Save

Used Languages

• PowerShell (with a few C# imports)

Learnt Skills

• Basics of programming in PowerShell
• Basics of Windows' inner systems
  This project is old and its quality does not reflect my current skills

Time

• 2023 - 4 months during and after summer - main working period
• 2025 - 03.03.2025 (1 day) (DD.MM.YYYY) - updating the README, changing a few comments and tiny improvements

Download & Installation

1. Download the repository (click the green "Code" button; click "Download ZIP")
2. Set execution policy to "Bypass"

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope CurrentUser -Force

READ ABOUT THE RISKS OF CHANGING THE EXECUTION POLICY

3. Run the PowerShell-File-Walker.ps1 file in your current context. Template:

. ./path/to/PowerShell-File-Walker.ps1`

You can also use PowerShell Profiles to run the command for you every time you start PowerShell