In Powershell on Windows7, how do I automatically set aliases (or run scripts) when powershell loads?

Question

I have created a powershell cmdlet and assigned it to an Alias. How do I do this automatically every time powershell launches? (i.e. so I don't have to re-assign the alias every time)

Answer 1

Create a profile.

This is a .ps1 script that will be run before you get the prompt.

You can have three per-user profiles, all in the WindowsPowerShell folder under your default documents folder.

• profile.ps1: always run first.
• Microsoft.PowerShellISE_profile.ps1: run second for ISE.
• Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1: run second for console instance.

The second file to be run is given by $Profile in the applicable instance (and will give you the folder for all of them).

See help about_profiles for more details.