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Write-Host - Powershell 1.0 CmdLet

Microsoft Windows PowerShell is a command-line shell and scripting tool based on the Microsoft .NET Framework. It is designed for system administrators, engineers and developers to control and automate the administration of Windows and applications.

More than hundred command-line tools (so called "cmdlets") can be used to perform system administration tasks and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). These cmdlets are easy to use, with standard naming conventions and common parameters, and standard tools for piping, sorting, filtering, and formatting data and objects.

Write-Host

Description
Display objects through the host user interface

Usage


Options
-object Object
       Object to display in the console.
        
   -noNewLine 
       Do not end with a newline character.
        
   -separator
       String to output between objects displayed on the console.

   -foregroundcolor ConsoleColor
       The text color

   -backgroundcolor ConsoleColor
       Background color

   ConsoleColors:
       Black, DarkBlue, DarkGreen, DarkCyan, DarkRed, DarkMagenta, DarkYellow,
       Gray, DarkGray, Blue, Green, Cyan, Red, Magenta, Yellow, White

   CommonParameters:
       -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutVariable.

Example(s)
Display some text in green:

PS C:\>write-host "The quick brown fox jumped" -foregroundcolor DarkGreen -backgroundcolor white