Oh My Posh Notes

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Windows Installation

Install/Update:

PS> Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://ohmyposh.dev/install.ps1'))

Install a Nerd Font:
```
PS> oh-my-posh font install meslo
```
Windows Terminal settings (profiles:defaults:font:face = "MesloLGM NerdFont")
Copy .mytheme.omp.json to $env:UserProfile
- Alternatively ohmyposhv3_v2.json by Scott Hanselman

Add this line to $env:UserProfile\Documents\PowerShell\profile.ps1:

PS> oh-my-posh init pwsh --config "~/.mytheme.omp.json" | Invoke-Expression

Enable the reload feature to immediately see changes made to ~/.mytheme.omp.json:
```
PS> oh-my-posh enable reload
```

Linux Installation

Make sure these tools are installed - curl, unzip, realpath, dirname:
```
sudo apt install curl
sudo dnf install curl
```

Install the latest version for your system:

curl -s https://ohmyposh.dev/install.sh | bash -s

If it warns that ~/.local/bin is not in the PATH, add this to .bashrc:
```
export PATH=$PATH:/home/<username>/.local/bin
```
Install Nerd Fonts:
```
oh-my-posh font install meslo
```
Configure the terminal to use MesloLGM Nerd Font:
- Gnome:
  - Right-Click Terminal in Dash → Preferences → “Unnamed” Profile → Text → check “Custom font” → select “MesloLGM Nerd Font”
- KDE (Konsole):
  - Ctrl-Shift-, → Profiles → New… → General → “Oh My Posh Profile” → check “Default profile” → Apply → Appearance → Font Choose → “MesloLGM Nerd Font” → OK → OK → restart Konsole

Add this to ~/.bashrc:

eval "$(oh-my-posh init bash --config '~/.mytheme.omp.json')"

(optional) Enable live reloading:
```
oh-my-posh enable reload
```