First, I want to say thanks to everyone who posted suggestions for the verb list on the blog post at http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2009/04/22/soliciting-new-verbs.aspx. In addition to the blog comments, we received a lot of feedback from our MVPs and internal partners.
I wanted to loop back with everyone on the outcome of the verb list update and post the final approved verb list for Windows PowerShell 2.0. I also wanted to give visibility into what some of the verbs were that we considered but ultimately did not approve and what we feel are the best matches for those on the approved list. In total, we received nearly 80 proposals for new verbs – a partial list is below. Of the roughly 80, we added 20 new verbs, 4 of which were added in RC.
We’ll be working to update the MSDN documentation with this list in the coming weeks. In the meantime, feel free to use the list below as the official list for PowerShell 2.0. As mentioned previously, you can also use the Get-Verb function in PowerShell to retrieve the list of approved verbs.
Final List of Approved Verbs for Windows PowerShell 2.0
| Verb | Group | New? |
| —- | —– | —- |
| Add | Common | |
| Approve | Lifecycle | New in RTM |
| Assert | Lifecycle | New in RTM |
| Backup | Data | |
| Block | Security | |
| Checkpoint | Data | |
| Clear | Common | |
| Close | Common | New in RTM |
| Compare | Data | |
| Complete | Lifecycle | |
| Compress | Data | |
| Confirm | Lifecycle | New in RTM |
| Connect | Communications | |
| Convert | Data | |
| ConvertFrom | Data | |
| ConvertTo | Data | |
| Copy | Common | |
| Debug | Diagnostic | |
| Deny | Lifecycle | New in RTM |
| Disable | Lifecycle | |
| Disconnect | Communications | |
| Dismount | Data | |
| Edit | Data | |
| Enable | Lifecycle | |
| Enter | Common | |
| Exit | Common | |
| Expand | Data | |
| Export | Data | |
| Find | Common | New in RTM |
| Format | Common | New in RC |
| Get | Common | |
| Grant | Security | |
| Group | Data | New in RTM |
| Hide | Common | |
| Import | Data | |
| Initialize | Data | |
| Install | Lifecycle | |
| Invoke | Lifecycle | |
| Join | Common | |
| Limit | Data | |
| Lock | Common | |
| Measure | Diagnostic | |
| Merge | Data | |
| Mount | Data | |
| Move | Common | |
| New | Common | |
| Open | Common | New in RTM |
| Out | Data | |
| Ping | Diagnostic | |
| Pop | Common | |
| Protect | Security | New in RTM |
| Publish | Data | |
| Push | Common | |
| Read | Communications | |
| Receive | Communications | |
| Redo | Common | |
| Register | Lifecycle | |
| Remove | Common | |
| Rename | Common | |
| Repair | Diagnostic | |
| Request | Lifecycle | New in RTM |
| Reset | Common | New in RC |
| Resolve | Diagnostic | |
| Restart | Lifecycle | |
| Restore | Data | |
| Resume | Lifecycle | |
| Revoke | Security | |
| Save | Data | |
| Search | Common | New in RC |
| Select | Common | |
| Send | Communications | |
| Set | Common | |
| Show | Common | |
| Skip | Common | New in RTM |
| Split | Common | |
| Start | Lifecycle | |
| Step | Common | New in RTM |
| Stop | Lifecycle | |
| Submit | Lifecycle | New in RTM |
| Suspend | Lifecycle | |
| Switch | Common | New in RC |
| Sync | Data | New in RTM |
| Test | Diagnostic | |
| Trace | Diagnostic | |
| Unblock | Security | |
| Undo | Common | |
| Uninstall | Lifecycle | |
| Unlock | Common | |
| Unprotect | Security | New in RTM |
| Unpublish | Data | |
| Unregister | Lifecycle | |
| Update | Data | |
| Use | Other | |
| Wait | Lifecycle | |
| Watch | Common | New in RTM |
| Write | Communications |
Partial List of Verbs Considered (these were not approved)
| Verb | Approved Alternatives |
| —- | —– |
| Activate | Enable |
| Aggregate | Join, Group |
| Apply | Set, Set -Apply, Invoke, Convert |
| Assign | Set |
| Bind | Join, Set, Connect |
| Bridge | Connect |
| Certify | Confirm, Assert |
| Check | Test |
| Choose | Select, Select -Show |
| Clean | Clear, Initialize, Update |
| Continue | Resume |
| Deactivate | Disable |
| Decode | Convert, ConvertTo, ConvertFrom |
| Decrypt | Unprotect -Decrypt |
| Delete | Remove, Remove -Delete, Remove -Force |
| Deprovision | Remove, Uninstall |
| Discover | Search, Find |
| Encode | Convert, ConvertTo, ConvertFrom |
| Encrypt | Protect, Protect -Encrypt, Protect -Sign |
| Evict | Remove, Exit, Uninstall, Unregister |
| Extract | Get, Move, Copy, Select, Convert |
| Failover | Switch |
| Generate | New |
| GoTo | Set |
| Hash | Get |
| Heartbeat | Test |
| Load | Import, Add |
| Offline | Disconnect, Disable, Set |
| Online | Connect, Enable, Set |
| Options | Set -Option, Get -Option |
| Perform | Invoke |
| Play | Start, Invoke |
| Post | Submit |
| Put | Send, Set |
| Reconnect | Connect, Connect -Retry |
| Recover | Restore |
| Reject | Deny |
| RemoveFrom | Remove |
| Replicate | Start, Invoke, Copy, Enable |
| Reseed | Initialize, Initialize -Retry, Restore |
| Resize | Set |
| Resynchronize | Sync, Sync -Retry |
| Retry | Use as a parameter |
| Script | ConvertTo, New |
| Seal | Use as a parameter or noun |
| SearchFor | Find |
| Seed | Initialize |
| Seek | Set |
| Setup | Set, Initialize, Install |
| Shutdown | Stop, Stop -Force |
| Sign | Set |
| Switchover | Switch |
| Take | Set |
| Toggle | Switch |
| Unbind | Split, Set, Disconnect |
| Unseal | Use as a parameter or noun |
| Verify | Test |
Dan Harman
Program Manager
Windows PowerShell
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