Functions/GenXdev.Console/Show-Verb.ps1
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################################################################################ <# .SYNOPSIS Shows a short alphabetical list of all PowerShell verbs. .DESCRIPTION Displays PowerShell approved verbs in a comma-separated list. If specific verbs are provided as input, only matching verbs will be shown. Supports wildcards. .PARAMETER Verb One or more verb patterns to filter the output. Supports wildcards. If omitted, all approved verbs are shown. .EXAMPLE Show-Verb # Shows all approved PowerShell verbs .EXAMPLE Show-Verb -Verb "Get*" # Shows all approved verbs starting with "Get" .EXAMPLE showverbs "Set*", "Get*" # Shows all approved verbs starting with "Set" or "Get" using the alias #> function Show-Verb { [CmdletBinding()] [Alias("showverbs")] param( ######################################################################## [parameter( Position = 0, ValueFromPipeline, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName, HelpMessage = "One or more verb patterns to filter (supports wildcards)", Mandatory = $False )] [string[]] $Verb = @() ######################################################################## ) begin { Write-Verbose "Starting Show-Verb with filter patterns: $($Verb -join ', ')" } process { # if no specific verbs requested, get all approved verbs if ($Verb.Length -eq 0) { $verbs = Get-Verb } else { # filter verbs based on provided patterns $verbs = Get-Verb | ForEach-Object -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue { $existingVerb = $PSItem foreach ($verb in $Verb) { if ($existingVerb.Verb -like $verb) { $existingVerb } } } } # sort verbs alphabetically and return as comma-separated string ($verbs | Sort-Object { $PSItem.Verb } | ForEach-Object Verb -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -Join ", " } end { } } ################################################################################ |