My last post of the night. While reviewing scripts, I have seen multiple entries that are something like the following:

• Move-LogFiles
• Move-ApplicationLogs
• Move-Files
• MoveFile

What is the problem with this you ask? Well, for starters, there are no plural nouns with function names. Run this command and let me know how many plural nouns you find.

Get-Command -CommandType cmdlet | Select -Unique Noun

It should be 0. When creating a function or even naming a script, you should take care in naming it using a Verb-SingularNoun format to keep in line with PowerShell best practices such as Move-LogFile or Move-ApplicationLog.

Also keep in mind the verbs as well. You can find all legal verbs using the following command:

Get-Verb

Use any of the Verbs listed and you can’t go wrong (unless the verb being used is completely different than its intended purpose!).