May 16th, 2015

PowerTip: Find Aliases for PowerShell Cmdlets

Doctor Scripto
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Summary: Learn how to find aliases for Windows PowerShell cmdlets.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I easily find all the aliases defined for a given Windows PowerShell cmdlet?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the –Definition parameter of the Get-Alias cmdlet, for example:

Get-Alias -Definition Get-ChildItem

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