Write-Output - PowerShell command help and examples

Sends the specified objects to the next command in the pipeline. If the command is the last command in the pipeline, the objects are displayed in the console. (Write-Output)

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 NAME
 
    Write-Output 

 SYNOPSIS
 
    Sends the specified objects to the next command in the pipeline. If the command is the last command in the pipeline, the objects are displayed in the console. 

 SYNTAX
 
    Write-Output [-InputObject] <PSObject[]> [<CommonParameters>] 

 DESCRIPTION
 
    The Write-Output cmdlet sends the specified object down the pipeline to the next command. If the command is the last command in the pipeline, the object is displayed in the console. 

    Write-Output sends objects down the primary pipeline, also known as the "output stream" or the "success pipeline." To send error objects down the error pipeline, use Write-Error. 

    This cmdlet is typically used in scripts to display strings and other objects on the console. However, because the default behavior is to display the objects at the end of a pipeline, it is generally not necessary to use the cmdlet. For example, "get-process | write-output" is equivalent to "get-process". 

 PARAMETERS
 
    -InputObject <PSObject[]> 
        Specifies the objects to send down the pipeline. Enter a variable that contains the objects, or type a command or expression that gets the objects. 

        Required?                    true 
        Position?                    1 
        Default value 
        Accept pipeline input?       true (ByValue) 
        Accept wildcard characters?  false 

    <CommonParameters> 
        This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, 
        ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, 
        OutBuffer and OutVariable. For more information, type, 
        "get-help about_commonparameters". 

 INPUTS
 
    System.Management.Automation.PSObject 
        You can pipe objects to Write-Output. 

 OUTPUTS
 
    System.Management.Automation.PSObject 
        Write-Output returns the objects that are submitted as input. 

 NOTES
 

 Examples
    
EXAMPLE 1
 

    C:\PS>$p = get-process 

    c:\PS> write-output $p 

    c:\PS> $p 

     Description
 
    ----------- 
    These commands get objects representing the processes running on the computer and display the objects on the console. 

    
EXAMPLE 2
 

    C:\PS>write-output "test output" | get-member 

     Description
 
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    This command pipes the "test output" string to the Get-Member cmdlet, which displays the members of the String class, demonstrating that the string was passed along the pipeline. 

RELATED LINKS 
    Online version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113427 
    Write-Debug 
    Write-Verbose 
    Write-Error 
    Write-Progress 
    Write-Host 
    Write-Warning 
    Tee-Object 

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