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Powershell - Alias
PowerShell alias is another name for the cmdlet or for any command element.
Creating Alias
Use New-Alias cmdlet to create a alias. In the below example, we've created an alias help for Get-Help cmdlet.
New-Alias -Name help -Value Get-Help
Now invoke the alias.
help Get-WmiObject -Detailed
You will see the following output.
NAME
Get-WmiObject
SYNOPSIS
Gets instances of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes or information about the available classes.
SYNTAX
Get-WmiObject [
...
Getting Alias
Use get-alias cmdlet to get all the alias present in current session of powershell.
Get-Alias
You will see the following output.
CommandType Name Definition ----------- ---- ---------- Alias % ForEach-Object Alias ? Where-Object Alias ac Add-Content Alias asnp Add-PSSnapIn ...
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