Overview
PowerShell common parameters are a set of cmdlet parameters that you can use with any cmdlet. They are implemented by Windows PowerShell, not by the cmdlet developer, and they are automatically available to any cmdlet.
The common parameters are:
- Verbose
- Debug
- WarningAction
- WarningVariable
- ErrorAction
- ErrorVariable
- OutVariable
- OutBuffer
The risk mitigation parameters are:
- WhatIf
- Confirm
Reference
about_CommonParameters A Microsoft Technet article describing these common parameters. Applies To: Windows PowerShell 3.0. Windows PowerShell version 2.0 also contains it’s own list.
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