Question:
Is there a way to get Write-Debug to print a blank line without printing DEBUG:
Ex:
Write-Debug n
Write-Debug n # additional parameters or command here
Write-Debug `n
Output :>
DEBUG:
DEBUG:
Answer:
You could do this by creating function Write-Debug like this:
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PS> function Write-Debug { [cmdletbinding()] param($message) if (!$message) { write-host; return } $cmd = get-command -commandType cmdlet Write-Debug & $cmd $message } PS> Write-Debug 'this is test'; Write-Debug; Write-Debug '3rd row' DEBUG: this is test DEBUG: 3rd row |
If you create new function with the same name as a cmdlet, you hide the original cmdlet, because PowerShell will first try to find function with name Write-Debug. If there is none, PowerShell tries to find cmdlet with that name. (generally the first type of command that PowerShell tries to find is alias, not a function).