Edit PowerShell scripts directly in your terminal.

• IntelliSense
• Syntax Higlighting
• Format on Save
• Script Execution
• Error View
• Syntax Error View

This module is available on the PowerShell Gallery.

Install-Module psedit

To start the editor, you can simply call Show-PSEditor in a terminal.

Show-PSEditor

You can open a file by using the -Path parameter.

Show-PSEditor -Path .\file.path

Syntax errors will be shown in the editor by a red highlight. To view the text of the syntax error, click View \ Syntax Errors.

You can format your code in the editor if you have PSScriptAnalyzer installed. To format a script, either press Ctrl+Shift+R or click Edit \ Format. If you don't have PSScriptAnalyzer installed, you can do so with the command below.

Install-Module PSScriptAnalyzer

To execute your script, press F5 to run the entire script. If you want to execute a select, you can press F8. You can also execute the script in the terminal and exit the editor by pressing Ctrl+Shift+F5.

You can also use the Debug menu to access these options.

Errors generated when running scripts will be shown in the error window. You can access it by clicking View \ Errors.

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