Windows PowerShell™ 3.0 Step by Step

Appendix C. Windows PowerShell Cmdlet Naming

The cmdlets installed with Microsoft Windows PowerShell all follow a standard naming convention. Windows PowerShell cmdlets use a verb-noun pair. For example, there are four commands that start with the verb Add: Add-Content, Add-History, Add-Member, and Add-PSSnapin. When creating cmdlets, you should endeavor to follow the same kind of naming convention. The recognition of this naming convention is helpful in learning the cmdlets that come with Windows PowerShell. Table C-1 shows the number of Windows PowerShell cmdlets associated with each of the verbs. In addition, it shows sample Windows PowerShell cmdlet names.

Table C-1. Cmdlet naming

Count	Name	Sample use
88	Get	Get-Acl, Get-Alias, Get-AppLockerFileInformation ...