ShowColumns

ShowColumns provides prettier Get-ChildItem replacement and ability to display lists of objects in columns.

Available cmdlets are:

• Show-Columns - displays any data piped into it in columns with auto-calculated widths.
• Show-ChildItemColumns - invokes Get-ChildItem with given parameters and displays results using Show-Columns.

Example

Installation

Install module from PowerShell Gallery:

Install-Module ShowColumns -Scope CurrentUser

Then import module in your PowerShell profile and overwrite ls alias:

Import-Module ShowColumns
Set-Alias ls Show-ChildItemColumns -Option AllScope

Features

• Automatic calculation of column widths based on available screen space
• Ability to display any property either by name or using arbitrary expression
• Ability to group items by property value or expression
• Ability to configure colors and text decoration based on input objects
• Drop-in replacement for Get-ChildItem cmdlet for convenient use

Documentation

See docs/ShowColumns.md for module documentation.