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Chapter 1: Getting Started with Windows PowerShell
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Windows PowerShell commands are case - insensitive. The examples given in this section use the default
form of capitalizing the first letter of each distinct word in the command elements. Only spelling and
syntax count when entering Windows PowerShell commands.
Cmdlet Names: The Verb - Noun Pair
Cmdlet names always take the form of two or more words, separated by a dash or hyphen ( - ).
The first word is known as the verb and refers to an action the cmdlet will take. The second word or
group of words is known as the noun, and refers to the target of the verb. The verb and noun describe
the action and the target of the action. Using this convention for naming cmdlets makes discovering and
learning cmdlets more intuitive.
Cmdlet nouns may contain multiple words but have no spaces between them.
Common Verb Names
Microsoft has produced a list of common verb names recommended for use by software programmers
developing Windows PowerShell cmdlets. This helps maintain a well - known list of verb names an
administrator needs to know when learning about cmdlets. Here are some common verb names used in
Exchange Management Shell cmdlets and what they do:
Get : The Get verb retrieves information about the target of the cmdlet. In the previous example,
Get-ExchangeServer , the cmdlet retrieved information about Exchange servers.
Set : The Set verb sets a condition or makes a configuration change to the cmdlet target.
New : The New verb creates a new instance of the cmdlet target.
Remove : The Remove verb deletes the cmdlet target.
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Figure 1-3
execution of the cmdlet. For example, the cmdlet
Get-ExchangeServer returns a list of all Exchange
servers in the organization in a formatted list as shown in Figure 1 - 3 .
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