What cmdlet might you use to write to an event log?
get-command -verb write -noun eventlog
Or if you weren’t sure about the noun, use a wildcard:
help *log
PS C:\Users\m1024032> help *log
Name Category Module Synopsis
---- -------- ------ --------
Clear-EventLog Cmdlet Microsoft.PowerShell.M... Deletes all entries from specified event log...
Get-EventLog Cmdlet Microsoft.PowerShell.M... Gets the events in an event log, or a list o...
Limit-EventLog Cmdlet Microsoft.PowerShell.M... Sets the event log properties that limit the...
New-EventLog Cmdlet Microsoft.PowerShell.M... Creates a new event log and a new event sour...
Remove-EventLog Cmdlet Microsoft.PowerShell.M... Deletes an event log or unregisters an event...
Show-EventLog Cmdlet Microsoft.PowerShell.M... Displays the event logs of the local or a re...
Write-EventLog Cmdlet Microsoft.PowerShell.M... Writes an event to an event log.
get-command -verb write -noun eventlog
Or if you weren’t sure about the noun, use a wildcard:
help *log
PS C:\Users\m1024032> help *log
Name Category Module Synopsis
---- -------- ------ --------
Clear-EventLog Cmdlet Microsoft.PowerShell.M... Deletes all entries from specified event log...
Get-EventLog Cmdlet Microsoft.PowerShell.M... Gets the events in an event log, or a list o...
Limit-EventLog Cmdlet Microsoft.PowerShell.M... Sets the event log properties that limit the...
New-EventLog Cmdlet Microsoft.PowerShell.M... Creates a new event log and a new event sour...
Remove-EventLog Cmdlet Microsoft.PowerShell.M... Deletes an event log or unregisters an event...
Show-EventLog Cmdlet Microsoft.PowerShell.M... Displays the event logs of the local or a re...
Write-EventLog Cmdlet Microsoft.PowerShell.M... Writes an event to an event log.
