Utility Scripts Collection 🛠️

A collection of useful scripts I've created, or make use of.

📂 Available Scripts

Development Tools

• git-config (PowerShell) - Automated Git configuration with productivity-focused defaults

. .\git-config\git-config.ps1
setup-git

Network Utilities

• ForceConnectWiFi (PowerShell) - WiFi connection manager with retry capabilities

.\ForceConnectWiFi\ForceConnectWiFi.ps1 -networkName "Your_Network_Name" -maxRetries 5 -retryIntervalSeconds 10

Shell Customisations

• plenty-of-info (Oh My Posh Theme) - Unintrusive theme with plenty of system, environment information

oh-my-posh init pwsh --config 'path/to/plenty-of-info.omp.json' | Invoke-Expression

• profile.ps1 (PowerShell) - Custom PowerShell profile script with environment handling, autoupdate mechanism, and additional features. See the README for the full list of features and how to install.

# Check for required environment variables
if (-not $env:USERPROFILE) {
    Write-Host "USERPROFILE environment variable is not set. Skipping profile import."
    return
}

# Define the path to the repository's profile script here
$repoPath = "$env:USERPROFILE\path\to\scripts\"

# Check if the repository profile script exists
if (Test-Path $repoPath) {
    $profilePath = "$repoPath\powershell-profile\profile.ps1"
    Write-Host "Importing profile from $profilePath"
    . $profilePath 
} else {
    Write-Host "Repository profile script not found at $repoPath"
}

Chocolatey

• packages.config (Chocolatey) - List of installed Chocolatey packages

choco install packages.config

AutoHotkey Scripts

• vlc-autohotkey (AutoHotkey) - Quick speed controls for VLC

# Run the AHK script directly by double-clicking or:
start "VLC Speed Controls" ".\autohotkey\vlc-speed-controls.ahk"

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/ScottWilliamAnderson/scripts.git

2. Navigate to desired script folder:

cd scripts/<script-folder>

3. Check individual README files for detailed usage instructions

🛠️ Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch
3. Follow the contribution guidelines
4. Submit a pull request

🔍 Requirements

• Windows 10/11
• PowerShell 5.1+
• Git 2.0+
• [Optional] Chocolatey package manager
• [Optional] Oh My Posh
• [Optional] GitHub CLI
• [Optional] AutoHotkey

📝 License

MIT © Scott Anderson 2024