Appendix A. Cmdlet Naming Conventions

The cmdlets installed with Windows PowerShell all follow a standard naming convention. In general, they use a verb-noun pair. For example, there are four commands that start with the verb Add. “Add what?” you may ask. This is where the noun comes into play: Add-Content, Add-History, Add-Member, and Add-PSSnapin. When creating cmdlets, you should endeavor to follow the same kind of naming convention. Understanding this naming convention is helpful in learning the cmdlets that come with Windows PowerShell.

Table A-1 lists the number (count), verb, and usage of each cmdlet type currently included with Windows PowerShell. To display the complete listing of cmdlets within Windows PowerShell, type get-command.