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Runs commands from the session history.
Invoke-History [[-Id] <String>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
The Invoke-History cmdlet runs commands from the session history. You can pass objects representing the commands from Get-History to Invoke-History, or you can identi
fy commands in the current history by using their ID number. To find the identification number of a command, use the Get-History cmdlet.
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PS C:\>Invoke-History
This command runs the last (most recent) command in the session history. You can abbreviate this command as "r" (think "repeat" or "rerun"), the alias for Invoke-Hist
ory.
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PS C:\>Invoke-History -Id 132
This command runs the command in the session history with ID 132. Because the name of the Id parameter is optional, you can abbreviate this command as "Invoke-History
132", "ihy 132", or "r 132".
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PS C:\>Invoke-History get-pr
This command runs the most recent Get-Process command in the session history. When you type characters for the Id parameter, Invoke-History runs the first command tha
t it finds that matches the pattern, beginning with the most recent commands. This command uses the Id parameter, but it omits the optional parameter name.
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PS C:\>16..24 | ForEach {Invoke-History -Id $_ }
This command runs commands 16 through 24. Because you can list only one ID value, the command uses the ForEach-Object cmdlet to run the Invoke-History command once fo
r each ID value.
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PS C:\>Get-History -Id 255 -Count 7 | Invoke-History
This command runs the 7 commands in the history that end with command 255 (typically 249 through 255). It uses the Get-History cmdlet to retrieve the commands. The pi
peline operator (|) passes the commands to Invoke-History, which executes them.