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function Remove-ItemSafely {
    [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess, ConfirmImpact = 'High')]
    param([string]$path)

    if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($path, "Remove")) {
        Remove-Item -Path $path
    }
}

PS> Remove-ItemSafely -Path '\oh\god\wrong\file.txt' -WhatIf
What if: Performing the operation "Remove" on target "\oh\god\wrong\file.txt".


PS> Remove-ItemSafely -Path '\oh\god\wrong\file.txt'

Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing the operation "Remove" on target "\oh\god\wrong\file.txt".
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help 
(default is "Y"):