PowerShell / PowerShell/PSScriptAnalyzer

Format Rule Request: -not vs !

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Summary

I realize ! isn't exactly an alias of -not, but in order to have more consistently-formatted code across repositories and teams, there should be a setting to auto-format/enforce the use of one or the other.

(related question: is there an official list somewhere of all of the settings that are currently available?)

Proposed Design

proposed default setting:
"powershell.formatting.logicalNotAsExlclamation": false

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing formatting settings and the proposed logicalNotAsExlclamation setting in this issue. Clarify how enforcement should treat ! and -not, document the available-setting question, and consider the work complete when the chosen form is consistently configurable and covered by the relevant formatter behavior.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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