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Add comment describing why -ia is not the alias for -InformationAction common parameter #10703

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add -ia alias for -informationaction
KirkMunro Oct 4, 2019
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add Pester test
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Merge branch 'master' into add-ia-alias-for-informationaction
KirkMunro Oct 4, 2019
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remove ia alias, add comment explanation
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update comment positioning
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions src/System.Management.Automation/engine/CommonCommandParameters.cs
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Expand Up @@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ public ActionPreference WarningAction
/// <remarks>
/// This parameter tells the command what to do when an informational record occurs.
/// </remarks>
/// <!--
/// NOTE: The "infa" alias name does not follow the same alias naming convention used
/// with other common parameter aliases that control stream functionality; however,
/// "ia" was already taken as a parameter alias in other commands when this parameter
/// was added to PowerShell, so "infa" was chosen instead.
/// -->
[Parameter]
[Alias("infa")]
public ActionPreference InformationAction
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