PowerShell/PSReadLine

A bash inspired readline implementation for PowerShell

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Forks: 341
Open beginner issues: 2
Indexed issues: 267

Dominant language: C#
License: BSD-2-Clause
Last GitHub push: Apr 8, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 21, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
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5 beginner-friendly issues open

Get-PSReadLineOption emits the ListView window-size warning, so prompt modules trigger it on every shell start Open

Needs-Triage :mag:

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

PowerShell/PSReadLine#5205 · Opened Aug 31, 2026
PSReadLine crashes with ArgumentOutOfRangeException on SetCursorPosition when quickly editing long input line (top=29, BufferHeight=29) Open

Needs-Triage :mag:

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

PowerShell/PSReadLine#5195 · Opened Aug 19, 2026
`SamplePSReadLineProfile.ps1` SmartInsertQuote Error On Strict Mode Open

Needs-Triage :mag:

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100

PowerShell/PSReadLine#5121 · Opened Apr 5, 2026
`KillRegion` function raises an unhandled exception on empty region Open

Needs-Triage :mag:

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 64/100

PowerShell/PSReadLine#5045 · Opened Dec 19, 2025
ShowParameterHelp: Remove the unnecessary "DESC: " prefix from the parameter description Open

Area-CommandHelp Issue-Enhancement

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 68/100

PowerShell/PSReadLine#3470 · 3 reactions · Opened Nov 4, 2022

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