Fixes #12576 - Add notes about how search works for Get-Help#12584
Fixes #12576 - Add notes about how search works for Get-Help#12584michaeltlombardi merged 3 commits intoMicrosoftDocs:mainfrom
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Pull request overview
This pull request adds documentation explaining how search works in Get-Help, addressing issue #12576. The changes provide users with clarity on how Get-Help behaves when searching for help articles using keywords or wildcard patterns, particularly distinguishing between approved verb searches and general content searches.
- Adds a new paragraph explaining Get-Help search behavior for approved verbs vs. general keywords
- Updates date metadata across all PowerShell version documentation files
- Refactors link formatting for About topics and improves Example 9 description for consistency
- Updates VS Code extension recommendations and gitignore configuration
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| reference/7.6/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Get-Help.md | Adds search behavior documentation, updates metadata date, standardizes About links, and refines Example 9 description |
| reference/7.5/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Get-Help.md | Adds search behavior documentation, updates metadata date, and refines Example 9 description |
| reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Get-Help.md | Adds search behavior documentation, updates metadata date, standardizes About links, and refines Example 9 description |
| reference/5.1/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Get-Help.md | Adds search behavior documentation, updates metadata date, and refines Example 9 description |
| .vscode/extensions.json | Adds new recommended VS Code extensions (vale-vscode, gremlins, markdown-yaml-preamble, errorlens) and removes markdown-pdf |
| .gitignore | Reorganizes entries alphabetically for better maintainability |
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Other than the nit I found around an extra space, LGTM
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PR Summary
Add notes about how search works for Get-Help
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