Introduction to Windows PowerShell Nouns
In PowerShell, nouns always come after the verb. For instance: Verb-Noun, Get-Process, New-Alias or Set-Location. One advantage of researching a noun is that it can lead to other interesting cmdlets in the same family.
Noun Experiments
Experiment with these commands, just substitute the noun that you are interested in:
Get-Service)
Get-Service | Get-Member
Get-Help Service
# NOT Get-Help | Get-Service)
Special note: the pipeline symbol displays as ¦ at the PowerShell command-line, but as | in notepad.
# To get a list of nouns for PowerShell v 2.0 try this:
Clear-Host
Get-Command -Noun
Note: There is a sister parameter -verb
Refine your list like so:
# To get a list of nouns for PowerShell v 2.0 try this:
Clear-Host
Get-Command -Noun Proc*
PowerShell Noun List
Acl (Get-Acl)
Alias
Childitem (Get-Childitem has an Alias of dir)
Command (Get-Command)
Content (Get-Content machines.csv)
Drives
Env
Eventlog (not eventvwr)
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File (Out-file)
Item (Get-Item d:\scripts)
Object (Rare in that Get-object does not work, object used with where, new, group and sort, for example, new-object comobject and New-Object DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry. Also where-object)
Process
Property (Get-Property c:\boot.ini)
Provider
Service
WmiObject
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Summary of Windows PowerShell Nouns
Firstly, remember the sequence: Verb-Noun. Secondly make a point of collecting PowerShell nouns. Each construction begins with a verb then a hyphen, finally the Verb or object for example, Get-Childitem. However, because ‘get’ is the default PowerShell verb, it is sometimes omitted thus you see ‘Service’ rather than Get-Service.
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See more PowerShell examples for syntax advice
• PowerShell Tutorials • Syntax • Get-Verb • PowerShell Nouns • Get-Credential
• PowerShell -as • Comparison operators • Conditional operators • Real-time Bandwidth Monitor
• Get-Date • Quotes • Windows PowerShell • PowerShell Version Check • Get-Member
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