# Aliases and Small Functions

Set-Alias gives a command a short name of your own, and when the job needs a parameter's value or more than one step, a small function does it instead; both go in your profile so they're there in every window.

![Cheat sheet for the lesson Aliases and Small Functions: Set-Alias gives a command a short name of your own, and when the job needs a parameter's value or more than one step, a small function does it instead; both go in your profile so they're there in every window.](https://fsdtrainingmedia.blob.core.windows.net/public/images/2026/11/bf1b57d28c6d4f19a1751e8b3450eab1.webp)

- Category: PowerShell
- Level: Apprentice
- Tags: alias, function, powershell, set-alias
- Updated: November 10, 2026

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