如何在Alias的profile.ps1中向powershell添加命令行参数？

Question

I am still quite new to Powershell, but I would like to add my favourite editor into an Alias in Powershell.

I edited the profile.ps1 in C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\profile.ps1 which will run automatically when PowerShells starts.

I tried enter New-Alias np notepad.exe which works perfectly everytime I launch PowerShell.

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However, I would like to use Sublime Text 3 as my editor. I followed the instructions in this SO page: How can I write a PowerShell alias with arguments in the middle?

The command line I need for Sublime Text is "C:\\Program Files\\Sublime Text 3\\sublime_text.exe" -n [FirstArg]

Which I come out something like this: function sublime { 'C:\\Program Files\\Sublime Text 3\\sublime_text.exe' -n $args }

It does not work and I got the error like this:

At C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\profile.ps1:5 char:72
+ ... lime {  'C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 3\sublime_text.exe' -n $args }
+                                                                ~~
Unexpected token '-n' in expression or statement.
At C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\profile.ps1:5 char:75
+ ... lime {  'C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 3\sublime_text.exe' -n $args }
+                                                                   ~~~~~
Unexpected token '$args' in expression or statement.
    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParseException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnexpectedToken

Any helps would be appreciated. Thanks!

Answer 1

Without being a Sublime user, I suspect this should work:

function Start-Sublime {
    param([string]$args)

    $limeArgs = [string]::Empty
    if ($args -ne $null) {
        $limeArgs = $args
    }

    Start-Process "$env:ProgramFiles\Sublime Text 3\sublime_text.exe" -n $limeArgs
}

Set-Alias lime Start-Sublime

Not the prettiest PowerShell code, but I imagine it will do what you're after. It's a little easier to understand than the cryptic & operator is.