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powershell/PSUseApprovedVerbs is a PSScriptAnalyzer diagnostic emitted by tally for PowerShell snippets embedded in Dockerfiles.
tally disables this rule by default for Dockerfile RUN snippets because a RUN executes statements inline rather than defining cmdlets, parameters, or modules with external callers. Re-enable it with include = ["powershell/PSUseApprovedVerbs"] or by setting rules.powershell.PSUseApprovedVerbs.severity = "warning" in .tally.toml.

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Description

All cmdlets must use approved verbs. Approved verbs can be found by running the command Get-Verb. For more information about approved verbs, see Approved Verbs for PowerShell Commands. Some unapproved verbs are documented on the approved verbs page and point to approved alternatives. Try searching for the verb you used to find its approved form. For example, searching for Read, Open, or Search leads you to Get.

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How

Change the verb in the cmdlet’s name to an approved verb.

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Examples

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Problematic code

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Correct code

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Source

This rule documentation is adapted from Microsoft’s PSScriptAnalyzer documentation for UseApprovedVerbs, licensed under CC BY 4.0.