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title	PowerShell Profile Paths
subtitle	Shows the various PowerShell profile paths by platform and version.
author	Uzma Younas
date	September 13, 2023
source	https://adamtheautomator.com/powershell-profile-a-getting-started-guide/
snippet	https://jonlabelle.com/snippets/view/markdown/powershell-profile-paths
gist	https://gist.github.com/jonlabelle/f2a4fdd989dbfe59e444e0beaf07bcc9
notoc	false

Windows PowerShell 5.1 (e.g. PowerShell Desktop)

Profile	Path
Current User - Current Host	`$Home\[My]Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1`
Current User - All Hosts	`$Home\[My]Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Profile.ps1`
All Users - Current Host	`$PSHOME\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1`
All Users - All Hosts	`$PSHOME\Profile.ps1`

PowerShell 7.x (e.g. PowerShell Core)

Windows

Profile	Path
Current User - Current Host	`$Home\[My]Documents\Powershell\Microsoft.Powershell_profile.ps1`
Current User - All Hosts	`$Home\[My]Documents\Powershell\Profile.ps1`
All Users - Current Host	`$PSHOME\Microsoft.Powershell_profile.ps1`
All Users - All Hosts	`$PSHOME\Profile.ps1`

Linux/macOS

Profile	Path
Current User - Current Host	`~/.config/powershell/Microsoft.Powershell_profile.ps1`
Current User - All Hosts	`~/.config/powershell/profile.ps1`
All Users - Current Host	`/usr/local/microsoft/powershell/7/Microsoft.Powershell_profile.ps1`
All Users - All Hosts	`/usr/local/microsoft/powershell/7/profile.ps1`

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