CmdID / PowerShell / Cmdlets / Write
Write-Information
Specifies how PowerShell handles information stream data for a command. PowerShell reference
From the PowerShell reference 2 parameters
What it does
Specifies how PowerShell handles information stream data for a command. The Write-Information cmdlet specifies how PowerShell handles information stream data for a command. Windows PowerShell 5.0 introduces a new, structured information stream. You can use this stream to transmit structured data between a script and its callers or the host application. Write-Information lets you add an informational message to the stream, and specify how PowerShell handles information stream data for a command. Information streams also work for PowerShell.Streams, jobs, and scheduled tasks. NOTE: The information stream does not follow the standard convention of prefixing its messages with "[Stream Name]:". This was intended for brevity and visual cleanliness. The $InformationPreference preference variable value determines whether the message you provide to Write-Information is displayed at the expected point in a script's operation. Because the default value of this variable is SilentlyContinue, by default, informational messages are not shown. If you don't want to change the value of $InformationPreference, you can override its value by adding the InformationAction common parameter to your command. For more information, see about_Preference_Variables and about_CommonParameters. NOTE: Starting in Windows PowerShell 5.0, Write-Host is a wrapper for Write-Information This allows you to use Write-Host to emit output to the information stream. This enables the capture or suppression of data written using Write-Host while preserving backwards compatibility. For more information see Write-Host Write-Information is also a supported workflow activity in Windows PowerShell 5.1.
Write-Information [-MessageData] <Object> [[-Tags] <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]Write information for Get- results
Write-Information -MessageData "Processes starting with 'P'" -InformationAction Continue
Get-Process -Name p*IdentifyWrite information and tag it
$message = "To filter your results for PowerShell, pipe your results to the Where-Object cmdlet."
Get-Process -Name p*
Write-Information -MessageData $message -Tags "Instructions" -InformationAction ContinueIdentifyWrite information to a file
function Test-Info
{
Get-Process P*
Write-Information "Here you go"
}
Test-Info 6> Info.txtIdentifySaving information records to a variable
Get-Process -Id $PID |
Select-Object ProcessName, CPU, Path |
Write-Information -Tags 'PowerShell' -InformationVariable 'InfoMsg'
$InfoMsg | Select-Object *IdentifyIts page in the reference: Write-Information.
Parameters
-MessageDataSpecifies an informational message that you want to display to users as they run a script or command. For best results, enclose the informational message in quotation marks.-TagsSpecifies a simple string that you can use to sort and filter messages that you have added to the information stream with Write-Information. This parameter works similarly to the Tags parameter in New-ModuleManifest.