Write-Host

Display message on screen (host user interface).

Syntax
      Write-Host [[-object] Object] [-noNewLine] [-separator Object]
             [-foregroundcolor ConsoleColor] [-backgroundColor ConsoleColor]
                [CommonParameters]

Key
   -object Object
       Object to display, typically a string.
        
   -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.

Examples

Display some text in green:

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

“In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color of love” - Marc Chagall

Related Powershell Commands:

Clear-Host - Clear the screen
Out-Host - Send the pipelined output to the host
Write-Debug - Write a debug message to the host display
Write-Warning - Write a warning message



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