[release/v7.6] Properly Expand Aliases to their actual ResolvedCommand by adityapatwardhan · Pull Request #26571 · PowerShell/PowerShell

Backport of #25763 to release/v7.6

Triggered by @adityapatwardhan on behalf of @kilasuit

Original CL Label: CL-Engine

/cc @PowerShell/powershell-maintainers

Impact

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Tooling Impact

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Customer Impact

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This fixes a long-standing quirk in how aliased commands display their resolved command names. The change improves user experience by consistently showing alias -> resolved command mapping for better discoverability. This is an engine improvement that affects how Get-Alias displays command information.

Regression

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This is not a regression.

Testing

Original PR added comprehensive tests in Get-Alias.Tests.ps1 to verify that DisplayName always shows the correct "AliasName -> ResolvedCommand" format for all aliases. The fix was verified to resolve issue #25616.

Risk

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This is a display/formatting improvement in the engine's alias system with comprehensive test coverage. The change is isolated to the DisplayName script property logic and doesn't affect core command execution or critical functionality.