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Make your Windows command line better

In my current project, I am stuck with Windows 7 which means no Bash :(
I could have installed Cygwin as usual but this time, I decided to extend my knowledge of the Windows command line and I found this: doskey. With the doskeys defined below, the Windows command line is still far from being as powerful as an old good Bash but it is a bit more user friendly.
Even better, I found the Windows PowerShell which has familiar notions like profile and aliases.

The doskeys I use:
My PowerShell profile:
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