Common Parameters

PowerShell includes several common parameters that all cmdlets support.
Some parameters may have no effect in some cmdlets, this does not raise an error.

   -Verbose        Generate detailed trace info about the operation.(Boolean)

   -Debug          Generate programmer-level detail about the operation.(Boolean)
    
   -ErrorAction    Determine how the cmdlet responds when an error occurs.
                   Values are: Continue [default], Stop, SilentlyContinue, Inquire. (Enum)

   -ErrorVariable  Specify a variable to store errors from the command during processing.
                   This variable is populated in addition to $error. (String)

   -OutVariable    Specify a variable to store output from the command during processing.(String)

   -OutBuffer      The number of objects to buffer before calling the next 
                   cmdlet in the pipeline.(Int32)

System State Parameters:

   -WhatIf         Explain what will happen if the command is executed, without actually
                   executing the command.(Boolean)

   -Confirm        Prompt the user for permission before performing any action that
                   modifies the system.(Boolean)

Ubiquitous Parameters:

    -Confirm       Prompt the user for permission before performing any action that
                   modifies the system.(Boolean)

    -Debug         Provide programming-level information about the operation (boolean)

    -ErrorAction   Control command behavior when error occurs (enum)

    -ErrorVariable Name of variable (in addition to $error) in which 
                   to place objects to which an error has occurred (string)

    -OutputBuffer  Control the number of objects to be buffered between this 
                   command and the next (useful for tweaking performance) (int32)
                          
    -OutVariable   Name of variable in which to place output objects
                   (equivalent to piping the command Set-Variable -passthru true) (string)

    -Verbose       Provide detailed information about the operation (boolean)

    -WhatIf        Explain what will happen if the command is executed, without actually
                   executing the command.(Boolean)

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Related Powershell commands:

get-help - Open the help file, will list all parameters for a cmdlet