Get-Alias

Get-Alias (Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility) - PowerShellMicrosoftLearn

Gets the aliases for the current session

Examples

PS> Get-Alias gwmi
PS> Get-Alias -Definition Get-Wmiobject

# both commands listed above outputs the same results

CommandType     Name                                               Version    Source
-----------     ----                                               -------    ------
Alias           gwmi -> Get-WmiObject

• -Definition : Gets the aliases for the specified item. Enter the name of a cmdlet, function, script, file, or executable file.

Other useful flags

1. -Definition: to perform"reverse alias search"