PowerShell change command prompt.

PowerShell change command prompt.

Yes, i am talking about the "PS c:\windows\>" looking thingie in the PowerShell console.
May be to hide the path, or if the prompt length has become too lengthy or from influence of a recent hollywood flick where the 'hacker' had his name instead of prompt, we would like to change it..;)

Here is how it could be done.....

PS C:\> # standard prompt which shows console is ready for input..

Windows Powershell, Changing the command prompt to Name.
Try 1:
        PS C:\> function prompt {"Hello > "}
        Hello >  # This becomes the prompt.

   
Windows Powershell, Changing the command prompt to Null.   
Try 2:
        PS C:\> function prompt {$null}
        PS> # this becomes the prompt you won't see the current working directory anymore.

       
Windows Powershell, Changing the command prompt to Hostname.   
Try 3:

        function prompt {"PS [$env:COMPUTERNAME]> "}
        # shows the hostname of the system

       
Windows Powershell, Changing the command prompt to date and Time.   
Try 4:
        function prompt {"$(get-date)> "}
        # shows date and time at prompt

Windows Powershell, Changing the command prompt color and attributes.   
Try 5:

        function Prompt
        {
            $promptString = "PS " + $(Get-Location) + ">"
            Write-Host $promptString -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Yellow
            return " "
        }
        # you could add any color for the prompt to reflect.
        # this could be customizable $promptString with anything we like.

Try 6:

function prompt
    {
        # to reset counter select and execute this > $global:LINE = 0
        $global:LINE=$global:LINE + 1
        $global:Loc = (get-location)
        'PS ' + $($loc) + ' ' + '(' + $($global:LINE) + ')' + $(if ($nestedpromptlevel -ge 1) { '>>' }) + ' > '

   }

         
           


 You could reset the line numbers with reseting the $global:LINE variable to 0 (Zero).
      
Happy Scripting..