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-Command "dir" with color

In PowerShell, if I do:

dir

I get a listing with color.

However, if I do:

PowerShell -Command "dir"

there is no color.

Is there a way to do PowerShell -Command "dir" and have it show colors in the output?

Solution

  • powershell[.exe] is the name for the default host application of Windows PowerShell, the version of PowerShell that ships with Windows.

    To invoke PowerShell 7 (which has the styling features you want), launch pwsh[.exe] instead:

    pwsh -Command "dir"

    If you ever wonder which version of PowerShell you're currently using, inspect the $PSVersionTable variable:

    "You're currently using version $($PSVersionTable.PSVersion)"

    To find the executable path of the current process, use Get-Process:

    (Get-Process -Id $PID).Path