Check if Verbose is set in PowerShell function or cmdlet

If you want to resend the Verbose preference inside a PowerShell function – which in turn, let’s say, will call 3 other cmdlets that would need to write verbose information, you can check the VerbosePreference variable:

$outputVerbose = [bool]($VerbosePreference -ne [System.Management.Automation.ActionPreference]::SilentlyContinue)
    if ($outputVerbose) {
        Write-Host “Some extra-verbose message here”
        # Or call some other functions with Verbose parameter
    }

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