| Alias | Cmdlet | Description |
| % | ForEach-Object | Performs an operation against each of a set of input objects. |
| ? | Where-Object | Creates a filter that controls which objects will be passed along a command pipeline. |
| ac | Add-Content | Adds content to the specified item(s). |
| asnp | Add-PSSnapin | Adds one or more Windows PowerShell snap-ins to the current console. |
| cat | Get-Content | Gets the content of the item at the specified location. |
| cd | Set-Location | Sets the current working location to a specified location. |
| chdir | Set-Location | Sets the current working location to a specified location. |
| clc | Clear-Content | Deletes the contents of a item, such as deleting the text from a file, but does not delete the item. |
| cli | Clear-Item | Deletes the contents of an item, but does not delete the item. |
| clp | Clear-ItemProperty | Deletes the value of a property but it does not delete the property. |
| clv | Clear-Variable | Deletes the value of a variable. |
| copy | Copy-Item | Copies an item from one location to another within a namespace. |
| cp | Copy-Item | Copies an item from one location to another within a namespace. |
| cpi | Copy-Item | Copies an item from one location to another within a namespace. |
| cpp | Copy-ItemProperty | Copies a property and value from a specified location to another location. |
| cvpa | Convert-Path | Converts a path from a Windows PowerShell path to a Windows PowerShell provider path. |
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| del | Remove-Item | Deletes the specified items. |
| diff | Compare-Object | Compares two sets of objects. |
| dir | Get-ChildItem | Gets the items and child items in one or more specified locations. |
| echo | Write-Output | Writes objects to the success pipeline. |
| epal | Export-Alias | Exports information about currently-defined aliases to a file. |
| epcsv | Export-Csv | Creates a comma-separated values (CSV) file that represents the input objects. |
| erase | Remove-Item | Deletes the specified items. |
| fc | Format-Custom | Uses a customized view to format the output. |
| fl | Format-List | Formats the output as a list of properties in which each property appears on a new line. |
| foreach | ForEach-Object | Performs an operation against each of a set of input objects. |
| ft | Format-Table | Formats the output as a table. |
| fw | Format-Wide | Formats objects as a wide table that displays only one property of each object. |
| gal | Get-Alias | Gets the aliases for the current session. |
| gc | Get-Content | Gets the content of the item at the specified location. |
| gci | Get-ChildItem | Gets the items and child items in one or more specified locations. |
| gcm | Get-Command | Gets basic information about cmdlets and about other elements of Windows PowerShell commands. |
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| gdr | Get-PSDrive | Gets information about Windows PowerShell drives. |
| ghy | Get-History | Gets a list of the commands entered during the current session. |
| gi | Get-Item | Gets the item at the specified location. |
| gl | Get-Location | Gets information about the current working location. |
| gm | Get-Member | Gets information about objects or collections of objects. |
| gp | Get-ItemProperty | Retrieves the properties of a specified item. |
| gps | Get-Process | Gets the processes that are running on the local computer. |
| group | Group-Object | Groups objects that contain the same value for specified properties. |
| gsnp | Get-PSSnapin | Gets the Windows PowerShell snap-ins on the computer. |
| gsv | Get-Service | Gets the services on the local computer. |
| gu | Get-Unique | Returns the unique items from a sorted list. |
| gv | Get-Variable | Gets the variables in the current console. |
| gwmi | Get-WmiObject | Gets instances of WMI classes or information about available classes. |
| h | Get-History | Gets a list of the commands entered during the current session. |
| history | Get-History | Gets a list of the commands entered during the current session. |