File & Folder Commands
Alias Full Cmdlet Usage Example Description
ls Get-ChildItem ls -Force Lists files and folders (like Linux ls)
dir Get-ChildItem dir *.log Alias maintained for CMD users
gci Get-ChildItem gci -Recurse Shorthand for listing
cd Set-Location cd C:\Windows Change directory
chdir Set-Location chdir .. Same as cd
pwd Get-Location pwd Shows current directory
cp Copy-Item cp file.txt D:\Backup\ Copies files/folders
copy Copy-Item copy a.txt b.txt CMD-style alias
mv Move-Item mv old.txt new.txt Moves or renames items
move Move-Item move file1 folder\ Same as mv
rm Remove-Item rm temp.txt Deletes files/folders
del Remove-Item del *.tmp CMD-style delete
rmdir Remove-Item rmdir folder -Recurse Deletes folder & contents
ni New-Item ni file.txt -ItemType File Creates new file or folder
mkdir New-Item mkdir NewFolder Creates folder
md New-Item md Backup Short mkdir
cat Get-Content cat file.txt Displays file content (like Linux cat)
gc Get-Content gc config.json Shorthand for reading files
type Get-Content type notes.txt CMD-style alias
sc Set-Content sc file.txt "New text" Overwrites file content
ac Add-Content ac file.txt "More text" Appends to file
🟨 2. Execution & Opening
Alias Full Cmdlet Usage Example Description
ii Invoke-Item ii . Opens file or folder with default program
start Start-Process start notepad.exe Launches processes or files
sleep Start-Sleep sleep 5 Pauses for X seconds
saps Start-Process saps calc Shorthand for start process
gps Get-Process gps chrome Lists processes
ps Get-Process ps CMD-like process list
kill Stop-Process kill -Name notepad Kills a process by name or ID
🟩 3. Navigation & Info
Alias Full Cmdlet Usage Example Description
help Get-Help help ls Shows help for a cmdlet
man Get-Help man Get-Process Linux-style help
h Get-History h Shows command history
history Get-History history Same as h
cls Clear-Host cls Clears console screen
clear Clear-Host clear Linux-style clear
echo Write-Output echo Hello Prints text to console
write Write-Output write "done" Same as echo
🟪 4. Networking & System
Alias Full Cmdlet Usage Example Description
ipconfig (external) CMD utility ipconfig /all Shows network info
netstat (external) CMD utility netstat -ano Lists network connections
hostname (external) CMD utility hostname Displays computer name
ping (external) CMD utility ping 8.8.8.8 Tests network connectivity
tracert (external) CMD utility tracert google.com Traces route to host
👉 These aren’t PowerShell cmdlets but work inside PowerShell as external commands.
🟥 5. Miscellaneous Aliases
Alias Full Cmdlet Usage Example Description
% ForEach-Object `1..5 % { $_*2 }`
? Where-Object `gci ? { $_.Length -gt 1MB }`
sort Sort-Object `ls sort Length`
measure Measure-Object `ls measure`
select Select-Object `gps select Name,Id`
foreach ForEach-Object `ls foreach { $_.Name }`
📝 Quick Reference Summary
Common Alias Real Cmdlet Equivalent (Linux/CMD)
ls Get-ChildItem ls (Linux) / dir (CMD)
cd Set-Location cd
pwd Get-Location pwd
cp Copy-Item cp / copy
mv Move-Item mv / move
rm Remove-Item rm / del
cat Get-Content cat / type
ii Invoke-Item (like double-click)
% ForEach-Object for loops
? Where-Object grep-like filtering
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