This page provides a comprehensive reference of all custom commands, aliases, and functions available in the Windows 11 PowerShell development environment.
File & Directory Operations
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|
ls | List files with icons (eza) | ls -la |
ll | Long list with git status | ll |
la | Long list including hidden files | la |
lt | Tree view (2 levels) | lt |
lta | Tree view with hidden files | lta |
cat | View file with syntax highlighting (bat) | cat file.txt |
cd | Smart directory navigation (zoxide) | cd projects |
mkcd | Create directory and enter it | mkcd new-project |
touch | Create empty file | touch file.txt |
which | Find command location | which git |
The ls and cat commands are enhanced replacements that use eza and bat respectively, providing better formatting and syntax highlighting.
Navigation Shortcuts
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|
~ | Go to home directory | ~ |
.. | Go up one level | .. |
... | Go up two levels | ... |
.... | Go up three levels | .... |
- | Go to previous directory | - |
dev | Go to ~/dev | dev |
desk | Go to ~/Desktop | desk |
docs | Go to ~/Documents | docs |
dl | Go to ~/Downloads | dl |
conf | Go to ~/.config | conf |
dotfiles | Go to ~/.config | dotfiles |
Search & Find
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|
rfv | Interactive ripgrep + fzf search | rfv "TODO" |
Search Examples
# Search for function definitions
rfv "function"
# Search in Python files only
rfv "TODO" --type py
# Search with case sensitivity
rfv "MyClass" --case-sensitive
The rfv command combines ripgrep and fzf to provide interactive search with live preview. Selected files open in your configured editor.
Utilities
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|
jqc | Parse JSON from clipboard | jqc .name |
extract | Extract any archive format | extract file.zip |
unpack | Extract archive (alias) | unpack file.tar.gz |
backup | Create timestamped backup | backup config.json |
bak | Create backup (alias) | bak myproject |
reload | Reload PowerShell profile | reload |
restart | Restart PowerShell process | restart |
extract command supports multiple formats:
| Format | Extensions |
|---|
| ZIP | .zip |
| Gzip Tar | .tar.gz, .tgz |
| Bzip2 Tar | .tar.bz2, .tbz, .tbz2 |
| XZ Tar | .tar.xz, .txz |
| Plain Tar | .tar |
| 7-Zip | .7z |
| RAR | .rar |
Backup Examples
# Backup a file
backup config.json
# Creates: config_2025-01-24_141530.json
# Backup a directory
backup myproject
# Creates: myproject_2025-01-24_141530/
# Backup to specific location
backup config.json -Destination D:\Backups
System & Process
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|
top | System monitor (btop) | top |
htop | System monitor (btop) | htop |
HTTP Client (HTTPie)
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|
hget | HTTP GET request | hget https://api.example.com |
hpost | HTTP POST request | hpost https://api.example.com data=value |
hput | HTTP PUT request | hput https://api.example.com |
hdel | HTTP DELETE request | hdel https://api.example.com/1 |
HTTPie Examples
# GET request with headers
hget https://api.github.com/users/octocat
# POST JSON data
hpost https://api.example.com/users name=John email=john@example.com
# PUT with authentication
hput https://api.example.com/resource/1 Authorization:"Bearer token" data=value
HTTPie commands automatically format JSON responses and colorize output. For raw output, use the --print=b flag.
