PowerShell / PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH

Request for sshrc support

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Description

Summary of the new feature / enhancement

In UNIX implementation has local rc file in ~/.ssh and system wide sshrc fie in /etc/ssh, which runs when ssh'ed.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

Please implement a similar feature for Windows OpenSSH to use PowerShell as the default SSH shell, while still not effecting other sessions like SFTP, VS Code SSH server.

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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Begin by locating Windows OpenSSH session and shell-selection entry points, then compare how interactive SSH, SFTP, and VS Code SSH server sessions are identified. Done means PowerShell is used as the default shell for interactive SSH sessions without changing SFTP or VS Code SSH server behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, powershell
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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