Commands & functions

What the profile adds to your session: a handful of functions and a set of PSReadLine key bindings. Nothing here needs a module install.

Functions

The prompt and the lazy conda loader are plain functions defined in the profile.

Command	What it does	Example
conda	Lazy placeholder. On first use it loads the real conda hook once, then runs your command.	conda activate base
activate	Lazy placeholder for environment activation (same first-use load).	activate myenv
deactivate	Lazy placeholder that loads conda, then deactivates.	deactivate
Initialize-Conda	Finds conda.exe across common locations and sources its hook. Runs automatically; call it to force-load.	Initialize-Conda
Get-GitBranch	Returns the current branch by reading .git/HEAD on disk, never spawns git.exe.	Get-GitBranch
prompt	The prompt itself: path, active conda env, git branch, and the prompt symbol.	(runs automatically)

Note

The first conda, activate, or deactivate call in a session is slightly slower because it loads conda then; every launch after startup stays fast because nothing conda-related runs until you ask for it.

Key bindings

Set up through PSReadLine for interactive tabs. Ctrl+←/→ also needs the Windows Terminal unbinds from step 4.

Keys	Action
Ctrl + ← / →	Move the cursor one word left / right.
Ctrl + Shift + ← / →	Select one word left / right.
↑ / ↓	Prefix history search: type a few letters, then arrow through matches.
Ctrl + r	Reverse-search through history.
Tab	Menu completion: cycle through matches inline.

Environment variables

Set at User scope by the installer and re-asserted by the profile, so the update banner is gone even before the profile loads.

Variable	Value	Effect
POWERSHELL_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT	1	Disables PowerShell telemetry.
POWERSHELL_UPDATECHECK	Off	Removes the startup update-check banner.

To change any of this (colors, the prompt symbol, or the prediction style), see Profile & theming. Want more commands than this, like git aliases, directory jumping, or a startup banner? See Plugins.