Here’s a list of aliases you can use for PowerShell. An alias is just a shortcut. You can use an alias from the console or in a script, and it works just the same as the command that it references.
These are the default aliases that come with PowerShell version 2. You can add to this list by creating your own alias.
Name |
Definition |
| % | Foreach-Object |
| ? | Where-Object |
| ac | Add-Content |
| asnp | Add-PSSnapIn |
| cat | Get-Content |
| cd | Set-Location |
| chdir | Set-Location |
| clc | Clear-Content |
| clear | Clear-Host |
| clhy | Clear-History |
| cli | Clear-Item |
| clp | Clear-ItemProperty |
| cls | Clear-Host |
| clv | Clear-Variable |
| compare | Compare-Object |
| copy | Copy-Item |
| cp | Copy-Item |
| cpi | Copy-Item |
| cpp | Copy-ItemProperty |
| cvpa | Convert-Path |
| dbp | Disable-PSBreakpoint |
| del | Remove-Item |
| diff | Compare-Object |
| dir | Get-ChildItem |
| ebp | Enable-PSBreakpoint |
| echo | Write-Output |
| epal | Export-Alias |
| epcsv | Export-Csv |
| epsn | Export-PSSession |
| erase | Remove-Item |
| etsn | Enter-PSSession |
| exsn | Exit-PSSession |
| fc | Format-Custom |
| fl | Format-List |
| foreach | Foreach-Object |
| ft | Format-Table |
| fw | Format-Wide |
| gal | Get-Alias |
| gbp | Get-PSBreakpoint |
| gc | Get-Content |
| gci | Get-ChildItem |
| gcm | Get-Command |
| gcs | Get-PSCallStack |
| gdr | Get-PSDrive |
| ghy | Get-History |
| gi | Get-Item |
| gjb | Get-Job |
| gl | Get-Location |
| gm | Get-Member |
| gmo | Get-Module |
| gp | Get-ItemProperty |
| gps | Get-Process |
| group | Group-Object |
| gsn | Get-PSSession |
| gsnp | Get-PSSnapIn |
| gsv | Get-Service |
| gu | Get-Unique |
| gv | Get-Variable |
| gwmi | Get-WmiObject |
| h | Get-History |
| history | Get-History |
| icm | Invoke-Command |
| iex | Invoke-Expression |
| ih | Invoke-History |
| ii | Invoke-Item |
| ipal | Import-Alias |
| ipcsv | Import-Csv |
| ipmo | Import-Module |
| ipsn | Import-PSSession |
| ise | powershell_ise.exe |
| iwmi | Invoke-WMIMethod |
| kill | Stop-Process |
| lp | Out-Printer |
| ls | Get-ChildItem |
| man | help |
| md | mkdir |
| measure | Measure-Object |
| mi | Move-Item |
| mount | New-PSDrive |
| move | Move-Item |
| mp | Move-ItemProperty |
| mv | Move-Item |
| nal | New-Alias |
| ndr | New-PSDrive |
| ni | New-Item |
| nmo | New-Module |
| nsn | New-PSSession |
| nv | New-Variable |
| ogv | Out-GridView |
| oh | Out-Host |
| popd | Pop-Location |
| ps | Get-Process |
| pushd | Push-Location |
| pwd | Get-Location |
| r | Invoke-History |
| rbp | Remove-Breakpoint |
| rcjb | Receive-Job |
| rd | Remove-Item |
| rdr | Remove-PSDrive |
| ren | Rename-Item |
| rjb | Remove-Job |
| rm | Remove-Item |
| rmdir | Remove-Item |
| rmo | Remove-Module |
| rni | Rename-Item |
| rnp | Rename-ItemProperty |
| rp | Remove-ItemProperty |
| rsn | Remove-PSSession |
| rsnp | Remove-PSSnapin |
| rv | Remove-Variable |
| rvpa | Resolve-Path |
| rwmi | Remove-WMIObject |
| sajb | Start-Job |
| sal | Set-Alias |
| saps | Start-Process |
| sasv | Start-Service |
| sbp | Set-PSBreakpoint |
| sc | Set-Content |
| select | Select-Object |
| set | Set-Variable |
| si | Set-Item |
| sl | Set-Location |
| sleep | Start-Sleep |
| sort | Sort-Object |
| sp | Set-Property |
| spcb | Stop-Job |
| spps | Stop-Process |
| spsv | Stop-Service |
| start | Start-Process |
| sv | Set-Variable |
| swmi | Set-WMIInstance |
| tee | Tee-Object |
| type | Get-Content |
| where | Where-Object |
| wjb | Wait-Job |
| write | Write-Output |
If you’ve not started streamlining your typing at the console by using these PowerShell aliases, you can get more done per keystroke.
A good thing to keep in mind is that while aliases can help a lot by letting you get your commands and pipelines completed quicker, aliases are not as easy to read. So us aliases as much as you can when you’re typing at the PowerShell console, but if you’re writing a function, script, or module (or a blog post) you’re doing your readers a favor by using the complete command names.
