Functions/GenXdev.Helpers/Show-Verb.ps1
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Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Helpers Original cmdlet filename : Show-Verb.ps1 Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev Version : 1.300.2025 ################################################################################ Copyright (c) René Vaessen / GenXdev Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. ################################################################################> ############################################################################### <# .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 )] [SupportsWildcards()] [string[]] $Verb = @() ######################################################################## ) begin { Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\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 = Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Get-Verb } else { # filter verbs based on provided patterns $verbs = Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Get-Verb | Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\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 | Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Sort-Object { $PSItem.Verb } | Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\ForEach-Object Verb -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -Join ', ' } end { } } |