Creating Alias to `man` with arguments -online?

Question

I want to create an alias for Get-Help [foo] -online. But I can\'t get arguments to work.

I tried a few things including Set-Alias -Name mano -Val

Answer 1

You can't create an alias with arguments like that.

You can use a function though. Something like...

PS> function mano { Get-Help $args[0] -online }

If you want this to be available every time you start ps, then you can put it in your profile. see $profile.

Answer 2

If you have Powershell v3

$PSDefaultParameterValues = @{
    "Get-Help:Online" = {$True}
}