Remove-PSFAlias

NAME Remove-PSFAlias



SYNOPSIS

Removes an alias from the global scope.





SYNTAX

Remove-PSFAlias [-Name] <String[]> [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

Removes an alias from the global* scope.

Please note that this always affects the global scope and should not be used lightly.

This has the potential to break code that does not comply with PowerShell best practices and relies on the use of

aliases.



Refuses to delete constant aliases.

Requires the '-Force' parameter to delete ReadOnly aliases.



*This includes aliases exported by modules.





PARAMETERS

-Name <String[]>

The name of the alias to remove.



Required? true

Position? 1

Default value

Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Force [<SwitchParameter>]

Enforce removal of aliases. Required to remove ReadOnly aliases (including default aliases such as "select" or

"group").



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS



-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Remove-PSFAlias -Name 'grep'



Removes the global alias 'grep'









-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Remove-PSFAlias -Name 'select' -Force



Removes the default alias 'select'











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