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powershellchocolateypowershell-module

How to import Chocolatey function, core and extension to PowerShell sessions?

I find many Chocolatey helper functions:

C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\helpers\functions

and extension functions

C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\extensions\chocolatey-core

are very useful when you develop even non Chocolatey packages. Is there any way to import these function to Powershell scripts and Powershell Console sessions?

Solution

  • when you install chocolatey, it puts a few lines of code in your powershell profile that load the various extensions & functions. [grin] you can find the various profiles here ... 

    $Profile |
    Select-Object -Property *

    you can find the choco files here ... 

    Get-ChildItem -Path env:\choc*

    for me, the loader is here ... 

    C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\chocolatey\tools\chocolateyInstall\helpers\chocolateyProfile.psm1

    the code in my profile that loads it is ... 

    Import-Module $ChocolateyProfile