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Add different color for correct/incorrect command #3439
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Description of the new feature/enhancement
Add a different color for highlighting if the first word of a command is correct or incorrect (running the command won't result in "The term 'abcedf' is not recognized...").
For example, assuming an environment where v is not a valid program but vi is, typing a command such as v file.txt will highlight the v in a different color to show that v is not a valid command. When typing vi file.txt, vi will have a different color to show that it is a valid command.
Here is an example from fish shell:
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dkaszews commentedon Oct 21, 2022
What if the first word is a variable? Should we check if it exists? And what if it's a file instead? I believe typing just a filename will open it in default program, same as if given as an argument to
Start-Process(can't test it over SSH).Also, should this coloring apply only to start of the line, or any command? It could be complicated if validity of it changes mid-line, e.g.
$env:PATH += $path_to_v; vorSet-Alias 'v' 'vim'; v.TransientError commentedon Oct 21, 2022
Fish has a different coloring for variables, which is activated as soon as you type '$'. It seems to not change colors with files unless prefaced with './' and the file is executable. And it's only at the first word.
After using it for a long time, I've found it very useful for catching mistakes before executing. I'd love to see this in PowerShell as well.
davidsanchez222 commentedon Jun 23, 2026
Hello, I see this issue hasn't been touched in years. I use PSReadLine with Powershell on my Windows work laptop. This is a feature I am missing that I have in zsh on my personal. Would a PR be accepted that implements this behavior?