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I have got a script with some commands such as Write-Host "Server1". How can I export it to a file?
When I tried with script > export.txt it didn't work.
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Write-Host sends the objects to the host. It does not return any objects. However, the host displays the objects that Write-Host sends to it.
You can also use PowerShell to write to file by appending to an existing text file with Add-Content Cmdlet. To append “This will be appended beneath the second line” to our existing file, first-file. txt, enter this command and press enter.
In a nutshell, Write-Host writes to the console itself. Think of it as a MsgBox in VBScript. Write-Output , on the other hand, writes to the pipeline, so the next command can accept it as its input. You are not required to use Write-Output in order to write objects, as Write-Output is implicitly called for you.
Write-Host redirects the output only to the console.
You can use Write-Output and redirect to a file (> export.txt or pipe to Out-File export.txt)
In the extreme case when you absolutely need to redirect all output from a script, take a look to this cmdlet:
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