Get-PowerShellAliasesTable.ps1

OS:	Windows
Type:	A Windows PowerShell script
Language:	Windows PowerShell
Description:	Get-PowerShellAliasesTable uses the Get-Alias cmdlet to gather the data and writes the info to a CSV- and a HTML-file and displays the output in a pop-up window (Out-GridView) and opens the HTML-file in the default browser.
Homepage:	https://github.com/auberginehill/get-powershell-aliases-table Short URL: http://tinyurl.com/hbkyhu7
Version:	1.0
Sources:	Emojis: Emoji Table Martin Pugh: Get-FolderSizes
Downloads:	For instance Get-PowerShellAliasesTable.ps1. Or everything as a .zip-file.

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Outputs

➡️	Displays PowerShell aliases in a pop-up window "$aliases" (Out-GridView):
	Name Description $aliases Displays a list of PowerShell aliases ...and writes that data to a CSV- and a HTML-file as described below: Path Type Name $env:temp\powershell_aliases.csv CSV-file powershell_aliases.csv $env:temp\powershell_aliases.html HTML-file powershell_aliases.html And opens the HTML-file in the default browser.

Notes

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PowerShell Aliases

Name Definition HelpUri Version % ForEach-Object http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113300 ? 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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113299 epsn Export-PSSession http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135213 erase Remove-Item http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113373 etsn Enter-PSSession http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135210 exsn Exit-PSSession http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135212 fc Format-Custom http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113301 fhx Format-Hex http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=526919 3.1.0.0 fl Format-List http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113302 foreach ForEach-Object http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113300 ft Format-Table http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113303 fw Format-Wide http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113304 gal Get-Alias http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113306 gbp Get-PSBreakpoint http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113325 gc Get-Content http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113310 gcb Get-Clipboard http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=526219 3.1.0.0 gci Get-ChildItem 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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135221 irm Invoke-RestMethod http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=217034 ise powershell_ise.exe iwmi Invoke-WMIMethod http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113346 iwr Invoke-WebRequest http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=217035 kill Stop-Process http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113412 lp Out-Printer http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113367 ls Get-ChildItem http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113308 man help http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113316 md mkdir http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113353 measure Measure-Object http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113349 mi Move-Item http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113350 mount New-PSDrive http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113357 move Move-Item http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113350 mp Move-ItemProperty http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113351 mv Move-Item http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113350 nal New-Alias 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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113372 rcsn Receive-PSSession http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=217037 rd Remove-Item http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113373 rdr Remove-PSDrive http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113376 ren Rename-Item http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113382 ri Remove-Item http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113373 rjb Remove-Job http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113377 rm Remove-Item http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113373 rmdir Remove-Item http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113373 rmo Remove-Module http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=141556 rni Rename-Item http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113382 rnp Rename-ItemProperty http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113383 rp Remove-ItemProperty http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113374 rsn Remove-PSSession http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135250 rsnp Remove-PSSnapin http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113378 rujb Resume-Job http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=210611 rv Remove-Variable http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113380 rwmi Remove-WMIObject http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113381 rvpa Resolve-Path http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113384 sajb Start-Job http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113405 sal Set-Alias http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113390 saps Start-Process http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135261 sasv Start-Service http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113406 sbp Set-PSBreakpoint http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113449 sc Set-Content http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113392 scb Set-Clipboard http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=526220 3.1.0.0 select Select-Object http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113387 set Set-Variable http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113401 shcm Show-Command http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=217448 si Set-Item http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113395 sl Set-Location http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113397 sleep Start-Sleep http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113407 sls Select-String http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113388 sort Sort-Object http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113403 sp Set-ItemProperty http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113396 spjb Stop-Job http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113413 spps Stop-Process http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113412 spsv Stop-Service http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113414 start Start-Process http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135261 stz Set-TimeZone http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=799469 3.1.0.0 sujb Suspend-Job http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=210613 sv Set-Variable http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113401 swmi Set-WMIInstance http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113402 tee Tee-Object http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113417 trcm Trace-Command http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113419 type Get-Content http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113310 wget Invoke-WebRequest http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=217035 where Where-Object http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113423 wjb Wait-Job http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113422 write Write-Output http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113427 Source: Get-Alias Extra aliases and special string output positioning/formatting characters and formulas in PowerShell Alias Description ` Escape character: grave-accent (`) a.k.a. the backtick ' Delimit a string: single quotation mark (') " Delimit a string: quotation mark (") `0 Null `a Alert bell/beep `b Backspace `f Form feed (used with printer output) `n New line `r Carriage return `r`n Carriage return + New line `t Horizontal tab `v Vertical tab (used with printer output) & Execute string as command # Comment / Remark <# ... #> Multi-line comment | Pipeline: Catch output of the command and pass it to another command . A period: Run a command script in the current shell or matches one instance of any character or accessing a non-static member of the class [class_name]:: Double colon: reference static member of a class. The class name must be enclosed in square brackets. + Add or addition of two arguments. Or a reference to a public nested class - Subtract / Divide ++ Increment the numerical value on the left by one (and store the result) += Increment the value on the left by the amount on the right (and store the result) -= Decrease the value on the left by the amount on the right *= Multiply the value on the left by the amount on the right or for strings, duplicate the string on the left [amount_on_the_right] times /= Divide the value on the left by the amount on the right (and store the result) % Alias for ForEach-Object or remainder of division, same as Mod in VB. --% Stop parsing input (available since Powershell v3.0): allows to feed commands with special characters, without them being treated as such ! Alias for -not ? Alias for Where-Object or a wildcard character, which matches zero or one instance of any character * Multiply. Or a wildcard character that matches zero or more characters $ Dollar sign: Declare/use a variable $_ The current pipeline object ('this' token) $variable = "value" Define a variable with a value $$ Last token of last command, does not refer to the whole command $^ First token of last command, does not refer to the whole command $? Returns True or False value indicating whether previous command ended with an error. For some reason it does not catch all errors, but most of the time it works. $() Sub-expression operator inside double-quoted strings: Whatever is in the brackets should be evaluated first. ${} Declare or use a variable with non-standard characters in it $h = @{"key" = "value"} Declare a hash table $h with a key-value pair (semicolon as a separator) @() Declare an array (in which comma is used as a separator) @' ... '@ Multi-line string literal without embedded variables @" ... "@ Multi-line string literal with embedded variables 0x Specify a number in hexadecimal form [ ] Indicates a range of characters (with - or ..) or a set of specified characters [type] Aside from type casting, it can be used to specify strongly typed variables Sources: An A-Z Index of Windows PowerShell commands, Escape characters, Delimiters and Quotes, Variables and Operators (add, subtract, divide...), Supporting Wildcard Characters in Cmdlet Parameters, Working with Hash Tables and Windows PowerShell Writing Regular Expressions Please note that files are created in a directory, which is specified with the $path variable (at line 30). The $env:temp variable points to the current temp folder. The default value of the $env:temp variable is C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp (i.e. each user account has their own separate temp folder at path %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp). To see the current temp path, for instance a command [System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath() may be used at the PowerShell prompt window [PS>]. To change the temp folder for instance to C:\Temp, please, for example, follow the instructions at Temporary Files Folder - Change Location in Windows, which in essence are something along the lines: Right click on Computer and click on Properties (or select Start → Control Panel → System). In the resulting window with the basic information about the computer... Click on Advanced system settings on the left panel and select Advanced tab on the resulting pop-up window. Click on the button near the bottom labeled Environment Variables. In the topmost section labeled User variables both TMP and TEMP may be seen. Each different login account is assigned its own temporary locations. These values can be changed by double clicking a value or by highlighting a value and selecting Edit. The specified path will be used by Windows and many other programs for temporary files. It's advisable to set the same value (a directory path) for both TMP and TEMP. Any running programs need to be restarted for the new values to take effect. In fact, probably also Windows itself needs to be restarted for it to begin using the new values for its own temporary files.

Examples

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To open this code in Windows PowerShell, for instance:

./Get-PowerShellAliasesTable Run the script. Please notice to insert ./ or .\ before the script name. help ./Get-PowerShellAliasesTable -Full Display the help file. Set-ExecutionPolicy remotesigned This command is altering the Windows PowerShell rights to enable script execution for the default (LocalMachine) scope. Windows PowerShell has to be run with elevated rights (run as an administrator) to actually be able to change the script execution properties. The default value of the default (LocalMachine) scope is "Set-ExecutionPolicy restricted". Parameters: Restricted Does not load configuration files or run scripts. Restricted is the default execution policy. AllSigned Requires that all scripts and configuration files be signed by a trusted publisher, including scripts that you write on the local computer. RemoteSigned Requires that all scripts and configuration files downloaded from the Internet be signed by a trusted publisher. Unrestricted Loads all configuration files and runs all scripts. If you run an unsigned script that was downloaded from the Internet, you are prompted for permission before it runs. Bypass Nothing is blocked and there are no warnings or prompts. Undefined Removes the currently assigned execution policy from the current scope. This parameter will not remove an execution policy that is set in a Group Policy scope. For more information, please type "Get-ExecutionPolicy -List", "help Set-ExecutionPolicy -Full", "help about_Execution_Policies" or visit Set-ExecutionPolicy or about_Execution_Policies. New-Item -ItemType File -Path C:\Temp\Get-PowerShellAliasesTable.ps1 Creates an empty ps1-file to the C:\Temp directory. The New-Item cmdlet has an inherent -NoClobber mode built into it, so that the procedure will halt, if overwriting (replacing the contents) of an existing file is about to happen. Overwriting a file with the New-Item cmdlet requires using the Force. If the path name includes space characters, please enclose the path name in quotation marks (single or double): New-Item -ItemType File -Path "C:\Folder Name\Get-PowerShellAliasesTable.ps1" For more information, please type "help New-Item -Full".

Contributing

Find a bug? Have a feature request? Here is how you can contribute to this project:

	Bugs:	Submit bugs and help us verify fixes.
	Feature Requests:	Feature request can be submitted by creating an Issue.
	Edit Source Files:	Submit pull requests for bug fixes and features and discuss existing proposals.

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	Script Homepage
	Martin Pugh: Get-FolderSizes
	An A-Z Index of Windows PowerShell commands
	Creating Formatted HTML Output
	ConvertTo-Html
	about_Aliases

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