In my previous post, [PowerShell] Write a Custom PowerShell Cmdlet in C#, I mentioned that the commond verbs built-in to PowerShell should be used whenever possible.
using System;
using System.Management.Automation;
namespace MyPsCmdlet
{
[Cmdlet(VerbsCommon.Get, "MyPsCmdlet")]
public class MyPsCmdletGet : Cmdlet
{
}
}
Here is a listing of all of the common PowerShell verbs available in PowerShell 2.0:
-
VerbsCommon
- Add
- Clear
- Close
- Copy
- Enter
- Exit
- Find
- Format
- Get
- Hide
- Join
- Lock
- Move
- New
- Open
- Pop
- Push
- Redo
- Remove
- Rename
- Reset
- Search
- Select
- Set
- Show
- Skip
- Split
- Step
- Switch
- Undo
- Unlock
- Watch
-
VerbsCommunications
- Connect
- Disconnect
- Read
- Receive
- Send
- Write
-
VerbsData
- Backup
- Checkpoint
- Compare
- Compress
- Convert
- ConvertFrom
- ConvertTo
- Dismount
- Edit
- Expand
- Export
- Group
- Import
- Initialize
- Limit
- Merge
- Mount
- Out
- Publish
- Restore
- Save
- Sync
- Unpublish
- Update
-
VerbsDiagnostic
- Debug
- Measure
- Ping
- Repair
- Resolve
- Test
- Trace
-
VerbsLifecycle
- Approve
- Assert
- Complete
- Confirm
- Deny
- Disable
- Enable
- Install
- Invoke
- Register
- Request
- Restart
- Resume
- Start
- Stop
- Submit
- Suspend
- Uninstall
- Unregister
- Wait
-
VerbsOther
- Use
-
VerbsSecurity
- Block
- Grant
- Protect
- Revoke
- Unblock
- Unprotect
The list of available verbs is pretty extensive. There should be very few instances where one of these available verbs isn’t sufficient for your custom Cmdlets.