Commands for PowerShell are known as cmdlets (pronounced command-lets). In addition to cmdlets,PowerShell allows you to run any command available on your system.
What is a cmdlet?
Cmdlets are native PowerShell commands, not stand-alone executables. Cmdlets are collected intoPowerShell modules that can be loaded on demand. Cmdlets can be written in any compiled .NETlanguage or in the PowerShell scripting language itself.
Cmdlet names
PowerShell uses a Verb-Noun name pair to name cmdlets. For example, the Get-Command cmdletincluded in PowerShell is used to get all the cmdlets that are registered in the command shell. Theverb identifies the action that the cmdlet performs, and the noun identifies the resource on whichthe cmdlet performs its action.
Next steps
To learn more about PowerShell and how to find other cmdlets, see the PowerShell Bits tutorialDiscover PowerShell.
For more information about creating your own cmdlets, see the following resources:
Script-based cmdlets
Compiled cmdlets (PowerShell SDK docs)
