Parameters, values, and parameter sets
As seen while looking at syntax in Get-Help, commands accept a mixture of parameters. The following sections show how these parameters are described in help and how to use them.
Parameters
When viewing help for a command, several different conventions are used to describe when a parameter is required and how it should be used. These conventions include:
- Optional parameters, where parameter names and arguments are enclosed in a single pair of square brackets.
- Optional positional parameters, the same as an optional parameter but with the parameter name also enclosed in square brackets.
- Mandatory parameters, where the parameter name and argument are not bracketed.
- Mandatory positional parameters, where the parameter name is in square brackets, but the argument is not.
The following sections show each of these conventions in greater detail.
Optional parameters
Optional parameters are surrounded...
