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Writes text to the verbose message stream.
Write-Verbose [-Message] <string> [<CommonParameters>]
The Write-Verbose cmdlet writes text to the verbose message stream in Windows PowerShell. Typically, the verbose message stream is used to delive
r information about command processing that is used for debugging a command.
By default, the verbose message stream is not displayed, but you can display it by changing the value of the $VerbosePreference variable or using
the Verbose common parameter in any command.
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-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
C:\PS>Write-Verbose -message "Searching the Application Event Log."
C:\PS> Write-Verbose -message "Searching the Application Event Log." -verbose
Description
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These commands use the Write-Verbose cmdlet to display a status message. By default, the message is not displayed.
The second command uses the Verbose common parameter, which displays any verbose messages, regardless of the value of the $VerbosePreference vari
able.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
C:\PS>$VerbosePreference = "Continue"
C:\PS> Write-Verbose "Copying file $filename"
Description
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These commands use the Write-Verbose cmdlet to display a status message. By default, the message is not displayed.
The first command assigns a value of "Continue" to the $VerbosePreference preference variable. The default value, "SilentlyContinue", suppresses
verbose messages.
The second command writes a verbose message.