DTLmorning

DTL Morning

DTL Morning is a small Windows startup helper that checks local Git repositories and shows a morning summary in a Windows message box.

The script scans a root folder for Git repositories, checks their status, and tells you what needs attention:

• unstaged or untracked files to save
• staged changes to commit
• remote commits to synchronize
• local commits to publish

If everything is clean, it displays a calm "no action required" message. The same dialog also offers to open the XAMPP control panel when Apache does not seem to be running.

Files

• DTLmorning.ps1: the PowerShell script that scans repositories and displays the message.
• Install-DTLmorning.cmd: a simple launcher for the installer.
• Install-DTLmorning.ps1: creates the Windows startup shortcut.

DTL Morning no longer uses a VBScript launcher. The startup shortcut launches DTLmorning.ps1 directly with PowerShell.

Requirements

• Windows
• PowerShell
• Git available from the command line
• Local Git repositories under the folder you want to scan
• XAMPP, if you want the Apache panel shortcut to be useful

Usage

Run the script manually from PowerShell:

powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Users\Utilisateur\Documents\outils\DTLmorning\DTLmorning.ps1"

By default, the script scans the parent folder of the DTL Morning folder and greets the current Windows user.

You can customize the scanned root folder, displayed name, and XAMPP folder:

powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Path\To\DTLmorning.ps1" -Root "C:\Path\To\Projects" -UserName "YourName" -XamppPath "C:\xampp"

Install at Windows Sign-In

The easiest way to show the message every time you open a Windows session is to run the installer:

1. Open the DTL Morning folder.
2. Double-click Install-DTLmorning.cmd.
3. Let the installer create the DTL Morning shortcut in the Windows Startup folder.

The shortcut is created in the current user's Startup folder and launches:

powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -File "...\DTLmorning.ps1"

DTL Morning will now run automatically each time you sign in to Windows.

Manual Startup Shortcut

If you prefer to create the startup shortcut manually:

1. Press Win + R.
2. Type shell:startup and press Enter.
3. Right-click inside the folder and choose New > Shortcut.
4. Use this target, adapted to your local path:

powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -File "C:\Users\Utilisateur\Documents\outils\DTLmorning\DTLmorning.ps1"

1. Name the shortcut DTL Morning.

How It Works

The PowerShell script:

1. searches for Git repositories under the selected root folder
2. ignores common generated folders such as .git, build, dist, node_modules, logs, and __pycache__
3. runs git status --porcelain --branch in each repository
4. builds a short task list
5. displays the result in a Windows message box
6. opens the XAMPP control panel when you answer yes to the Apache prompt

Uninstall

To disable the morning message:

1. Press Win + R.
2. Type shell:startup.
3. Press Enter.
4. Delete the DTL Morning shortcut from the Startup folder.

Update - 30 June 2026

DTL Morning now installs itself at Windows sign-in through a PowerShell-created shortcut instead of a VBScript launcher.

Confirmed points:

• Recursive Git repository discovery from the configured root folder.
• Detection of modified, untracked, staged files, local commits to publish, and remote commits to pull.
• Simple time estimate based on the number of detected actions.
• Summary displayed in a Windows message box.
• Main parameters: -Root, -UserName, and -XamppPath.
• The installer creates a DTL Morning shortcut in the current user's Startup folder.
• The startup shortcut launches PowerShell directly with -WindowStyle Hidden.