Use CTRL + D to exit and CTRL + L to cls in Powershell console

Question

I am trying to make

CTRL + D - exit Powershell console

and

CTRL + L - clear the screen

like in bash.

Answer 1

If you don't mind relying on an external program, you could do the following with AutoHotKey:

#IfWinActive ahk_class ConsoleWindowClass
^L::SendInput , {Esc}cls{Enter}
^D::SendInput , {Esc}exit{Enter}
#IfWinActive

The above will work with the PowerShell or CMD console. Otherwise the only thing I can think of would be to work up some P/Invoke magic with SetWindowsHookEx.

Edit: Fixed AutoHotkey script to pass through the shortcut keys to other programs.