How to run Format-Table in PowerShell and format output as table with color logic driven from cell value. Full code below. Cheers
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# List process and format as table
$proc = Get-Process
$proc | Format-Table @{
# Add column "Name" to table
Label = "Name"
Expression = {
if ($_.Name -eq "chrome") {
# Format row color Green when Name is "chrome"
$color = "32" # Green
} else {
# Format row color Red when Name is not "chrome"
$color = "31" # Red
}
# Character 27 is ESC
$e = [char]27
# Format row with name and color
"$e[${color}m$($_.Name)$e[0m"
}
}, PID, CPU, PM, WS, VM, NPM, Path -AutoSize
