Description
Steps to reproduce
Add the following line to an otherwise empty $profile file, and launch pwsh:
Set-Alias example dirExpected behavior
PowerShell still loads reasonably fast.
Actual behavior
PowerShell loads considerably more slowly:
Loading personal and system profiles took 2026ms.
Get-Module shows that Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility is loaded when Set-Alias is used.
Given that aliases are one of the basic features you can expect users might want to customize in their profile, it seems unfortunate that doing so introduces such a significant slowdown.
Environment data
Name Value
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PSVersion 7.0.0-preview.4
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.0.0-preview.4
OS Linux 4.19.37-5+deb10u2rodete2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.37-5+deb10u2rodete2 (2019-08-28 > 2018)
Platform Unix
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0