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PowerShell is the main shell used in VS Code and JetBrains IDEs on Windows computers, so it’s good to know some optimizations.

Adding a permanent alias e.g. g = git #

First, find where the user profile is. This is like the ~/.bashrc file but for PowerShell, meaning it runs every time you open a new PowerShell window.

echo $profile
C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1

Navigate to this folder. It might not exist, so create the directories and the file.

Edit the file and add your alias to the file like so:

New-Alias g git

Since this will run every time you open a new PowerShell window, you can now use g as an alias for git.

Make sure to restart your PowerShell window for the new profile to take effect.