The Alias attribute

Like CmdletBinding, the Alias attribute may be placed before the param block. It may be used before or after CmdletBinding; the ordering of attributes does not matter.

The Alias attribute is used to optionally create aliases for a function. A function can have one or more aliases; the attribute accepts either a single value or an array of values. For example, an alias gsm can be added to the Get-Something function by adding the Alias attribute:

function Get-Something {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    [Alias('gsm')]
    param ( )
    Write-Host 'Running Get-Something'
}

The alias is immediately available if the function is pasted into the console:

PS> gsm
Running Get-Something

The Get-Alias command will also show the alias has been created:

PS> Get-Alias gsm
CommandType     Name                   Version    Source
-----------     ----                   -------    ------
Alias           gsm -> Get-Something

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