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powershell/PSUseCmdletCorrectly is a PSScriptAnalyzer diagnostic emitted by tally for PowerShell snippets embedded in Dockerfiles.
PropertyValue
SeverityWarning
CategoryPSScriptAnalyzer
Auto-fixNo

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Description

Whenever we call a command, care should be taken that it is invoked with the correct syntax and parameters.

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How

Specify all mandatory parameters when calling commands.

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Examples

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Problematic code

Function Set-TodaysDate ()
{
    Set-Date
    ...
}

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Correct code

Function Set-TodaysDate ()
{
    $date = Get-Date
    Set-Date -Date $date
    ...
}

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Source

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