January 23rd, 2014

PowerTip: Find PowerShell Aliases that Rename Commands

Doctor Scripto
Doctor Scripto
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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find aliases that rename commands.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I find Windows PowerShell aliases that rename commands?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the Get-Alias cmdlet, pipe the results to Where-Object, and look for a hyphen in the name:

Get-Alias | Where name -Match '-' | select name, definition

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Scripting
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PowerTipScripting Guy!Windows PowerShell

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