public/Get-MrParameterAlias.ps1
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#Requires -Version 3.0 function Get-MrParameterAlias { <# .SYNOPSIS Retrieves the aliases for the parameters of a specified PowerShell command. .DESCRIPTION The Get-MrParameterAlias function retrieves the names and aliases of parameters for a given PowerShell command. This can be useful for understanding and using the command more effectively. .PARAMETER Name The name of the PowerShell command for which parameter aliases are to be retrieved. .EXAMPLE Get-MrParameterAlias -Name Get-ChildItem .NOTES Author: Mike F. Robbins Website: https://mikefrobbins.com/ Twitter: @mikefrobbins #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$Name ) try { $commandParameters = Get-Command -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop } catch { Write-Error -Message "Command '$Name' not found." return } $parametersWithAliases = $commandParameters.Parameters.Values | Where-Object {$null -ne $_.Aliases -and $_.Aliases.Count -gt 0} if ($parametersWithAliases) { $parametersWithAliases | Select-Object -Property Name, Aliases } else { Write-Output "No parameter aliases found for command '$Name'." } } |