Write-Progress - Powershell 2.0 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-Progress

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Short description
Displays a progress bar within a Windows PowerShell command window.

Syntax
Write-Progress [-Activity] <string> [-Status] <string> [[-Id] <int>] [-Completed] [-CurrentOperation <string>] [-Pa

Description
The Write-Progress cmdlet displays a progress bar in a Windows PowerShell command window that depicts the status of
 a running command or script. You can select the indicators that the bar reflects and the text that appears above a
nd below the progress bar.