ls parameters error in Windows 10

[luisangelsm]

I have installed 1.2 version in Windows 10. Now I am getting this error when I use parameters in ls

Get-ChildItem : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'al'.
At line:1 char:4
+ ls -al
+    ~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-ChildItem], ParameterBindingException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetChildItemCommand

Any ideas about what is going on?

[luisangelsm]

It seems that the path is not set properly and it is using the ls command from PowerShell. I have changed the startup to {cmd} by now, but loosing (obviously) all the new PS prompt :(

[Jackbennett]

PS adds some aliases to its way of doing things so that nix and cmd people aren't punished outright for trying PS.

As such dir and ls are just aliased to get-childItem which if I read from bash correctly; -a, List all entries including those starting with a dot . and -l, Use a long listing format powershell just does that all the time anyway.

You might find common nix commands aliased to powershell but using parameters is where that helpfulness breaks down.

see: get-alias, even more info with help alias.

Either get used to some powershell, stick to cmd, or in your PS profile if you really want you can remove defined aliases like they're files mapped to the alias drive. rm alias:\ls. I think that will keep looking down your path for ls.

Just do rm alias:\rm last ;)

[Nabeel-Niaz]

Get-ChildItem : Parameter cannot be processed because the parameter name 'a' is ambiguous. Possible matches include: -Attributes
-Directory -File -Hidden -ReadOnly -System.
At line:1 char:4

• ls -a
• ~~
  + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-ChildItem], ParameterBindingException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : AmbiguousParameter,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetChildItemCommand

[Nabeel-Niaz]

Get-ChildItem : Parameter cannot be processed because the parameter name 'a' is ambiguous. Possible matches include: -Attributes
-Directory -File -Hidden -ReadOnly -System.
At line:1 char:4

• ls -a
• ~~
  + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-ChildItem], ParameterBindingException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : AmbiguousParameter,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetChildItemCommand

I have this error what is the solution for this error.

[chrisant996]

@Nabeel-Niaz The question is already answered here, and in the linked issue.

This is how PowerShell works. If you don't want the cmdlets PowerShell defines by default, then you can either undefine them or use a different shell than PowerShell. PowerShell is not Linux, nor bash, nor etc.