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PowerShell 5.1 patterns, pitfalls, and best practices for Windows development. Use when running terminal commands, writing PowerShell scripts, working with Node.js/npm on Windows, or encountering PowerShell errors. Covers nvm-windows, Angular template escaping, execution policy, and cmdlet selection.

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PowerShell Patterns for Development

Critical Pitfalls

Templates with `{{ }}` — NEVER use Set-Content or heredocs

PowerShell interprets {{ }} as variable interpolation. Use the agent's create_file tool for any file containing {{ }}, ${{}}, or Angular syntax.

# ❌ NEVER:
Set-Content file.html @"<div>{{ title }}</div>"@

# ✅ Always: agent create_file tool
# Editing existing files: replace_string_in_file
# Commands WITHOUT {{ }}: Set-Content with single quotes works fine

nvm-windows

nvm install X.Y.Z does NOT auto-activate → nvm use X.Y.Z is mandatory
nvm list shows installed versions, * = active
Global packages (@angular/cli) are NOT migrated between versions
Requires Admin shell — run PowerShell as Administrator
@angular/cli@22 → Node ^22.22.3 || ^24.15.0 || >=26.0.0

Chaining — NEVER `&&`

&& is not valid in PowerShell 5.1:

npm install; npm run build   # OK
npm install                  # Better: separate commands
npm run build

Execution Policy

Windows 11/10 default to Restricted — .ps1 scripts won't execute.

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned              # Requires admin
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser  # Without admin

Best Practices

Native cmdlets not aliases: Get-ChildItem not ls, Select-String not findstr
Quote paths: "C:\Path With Spaces\file.txt"
Select-Object -First N to limit output
2>$null to suppress stderr
Test-Path before reading/writing
NEVER Start-Sleep — the agent is notified when async commands finish
Remove-Item -Force to delete; Push-Location/Pop-Location to navigate

File Operations Decision Table

Task	Tool
Create file with `{{ }}`	Agent `create_file`
Edit existing file	`replace_string_in_file`
Multiple simultaneous edits	`multi_replace_string_in_file`
Simple script without templates	`Set-Content` with single quotes
Overwrite existing file	`Remove-Item -Force` → `create_file`

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