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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"'man' should be removed as an alias on Windows installations","articleBody":"### Summary of the new feature / enhancement\n\nThe `man` alias on Windows is not needed and adds confusion when using PowerShell with multiple operating systems.\r\n\r\nOn Windows\r\n\r\n```\r\nPS\u003e get-command man\r\n\r\nCommandType     Name                                               Version    Source\r\n-----------     ----                                               -------    ------\r\nAlias           man -\u003e help\r\n```\r\n\r\nOn Linux\r\n\r\n```\r\nPS\u003e get-command man\r\n\r\nCommandType     Name                                               Version    Source\r\n-----------     ----                                               -------    ------\r\nApplication     man                                                0.0.0.0    /usr/bin/man\r\n```\r\n\r\nSo depending on the system you are using they return completely different information.\r\n\r\nOn Linux\r\n\r\n```\r\nPS\u003e man pwsh\r\nPWSH(1)                                                                                                       PWSH(1)\r\n\r\nNAME\r\n       pwsh - PowerShell command-line shell and .NET REPL\r\n\r\nSYNOPSIS\r\n       pwsh  [-NoLogo]  [-NoExit]  [-NoProfile]  [-NonInteractive] [-InputFormat {Text | XML}] [-OutputFormat {Text |\r\n       XML}] [-EncodedCommand Base64EncodedCommand] [-File filePath args] [-ExecutionPolicy  ExecutionPolicy]  [-Com‐\r\n       mand { - | script-block [-args arg-array] | string [CommandParameters] } ]\r\n\r\nDESCRIPTION\r\n       PowerShell  is  an automation and configuration management platform. It consists of a cross-platform (Windows,\r\n       Linux and macOS) command-line shell and associated scripting language.\r\n```\r\n\r\nBut on Windows,\r\n\r\n```\r\nPS\u003e man pwsh\r\nGet-Help:\r\nLine |\r\n  64 |      $help = Get-Help @PSBoundParameters\r\n     |              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r\n     | Get-Help could not find pwsh in a help file in this session. To download updated help topics type: \"Update-Help\". To get help online, search for the help topic in the TechNet library at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=107116.\r\n```\r\n\r\n`man` as a command has no historical lineage on Windows except for with Unix/shell emulators. `help` does, and even existed in MSDOS `commmand.com`.\r\n\r\nHaving `man` as an alias does not \"make PowerShell like bash\" because it returns completely different information.\r\n\n\n### Proposed technical implementation details (optional)\n\nRemove the 'man' alias on windows installations.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/rhubarb-geek-nz","@type":"Person","name":"rhubarb-geek-nz"},"datePublished":"2023-05-13T02:26:59.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":20},"url":"https://github.com/19652/PowerShell/issues/19652"}