PowerShell profile function and alias to copy the current folder's filenames to clipboard

profile.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
Retrieves file names from the current folder and copies them to the clipboard. 

Drop this function and the alias definition into your PowerShell profile file to make it available in every PowerShell session.

.EXAMPLE
Get-FileNamesFromCurrentFolder -Recurse
Recursively gets all file names from the current folder and subfolders, copying them to the clipboard.

.NOTES
Only file names are returned, not folder names.
#>
function Get-FileNamesFromCurrentFolder {
    param (
        [switch]$Recurse
    )

    Get-ChildItem -File -Recurse:($Recurse.IsPresent) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name | Set-Clipboard
}

New-Alias -Name filenames -Value Get-FileNamesFromCurrentFolder