A1.6 附錄 A: Git in Other Environments - Git in Powershell

The standard command-line terminal on Windows (cmd.exe) isn’t really capable of a customized Git experience, but if you’re using Powershell, you’re in luck. A package called Posh-Git (https://github.com/dahlbyk/posh-git) provides powerful tab-completion facilities, as well as an enhanced prompt to help you stay on top of your repository status. It looks like this:

If you’ve installed GitHub for Windows, Posh-Git is included by default, and all you have to do is add these lines to your profile.ps1 (which is usually located in C:\Users\<username>\Documents\WindowsPowerShell):

If you’re not a GitHub for Windows user, just download a Posh-Git release from (https://github.com/dahlbyk/posh-git), and uncompress it to the WindowsPowershell directory. Then open a Powershell prompt as the administrator, and do this:

This will add the proper line to your profile.ps1 file, and posh-git will be active the next time you open your prompt.