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Enables the breakpoints in the current console.
Enable-PSBreakpoint [-Id] <Int32[]> [-PassThru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Enable-PSBreakpoint [-Breakpoint] <Breakpoint[]> [-PassThru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
The Enable-PSBreakpoint cmdlet re-enables disabled breakpoints. You can use it to enable all breakpoints, or you can specify breakpoints by submi
tting breakpoint objects or breakpoint IDs.
A breakpoint is a point in a script where execution stops temporarily so that you can examine the instructions in the script. Newly created break
points are automatically enabled, but you can disable them by using the Disable-PSBreakpoint cmdlet.
Technically, this cmdlet changes the value of the Enabled property of a breakpoint object to True.
Enable-PSBreakpoint is one of several cmdlets designed for debugging Windows PowerShell scripts. For more information about the Windows PowerShel
l debugger, see about_Debuggers.
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Set-PSBreakpoint
Disable-PSBreakpoint
Get-PSBreakpoint
Remove-PSBreakpoint
Get-PSCallStack
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-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
C:\PS>get-psbreakpoint | enable-psbreakpoint
Description
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This command enables all breakpoints in the current console. You can abbreviate the command as "gbp | ebp".
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C:\PS>enable-psbreakpoint -id 0, 1, 5
Description
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This command enables breakpoints with breakpoint IDs 0, 1, and 5.
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C:\PS>$b = set-psbreakpoint -script sample.ps1 -variable Name
C:\PS> $b | disable-psbreakpoint -passthru
AccessMode : Write
Variable : Name
Action :
Enabled : False
HitCount : 0
Id : 0
Script : C:\ps-test\sample.ps1
ScriptName : C:\ps-test\sample.ps1
C:\PS> $b | enable-psbreakpoint -passthru
AccessMode : Write
Variable : Name
Action :
Enabled : True
HitCount : 0
Id : 0
Script : C:\ps-test\sample.ps1
ScriptName : C:\ps-test\sample.ps1
Description
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These commands re-enable a breakpoint that has been disabled.
The first command uses the Set-PSBreakpoint cmdlet to create a breakpoint on the "Name" variable in the Sample.ps1 script. Then, it saves the bre
akpoint object in the $b variable.
The second command uses the Disable-PSBreakpoint cmdlet to disable the new breakpoint. It uses a pipeline operator (|) to send the breakpoint obj
ect in $b to the Disable-PSBreakpoint cmdlet, and it uses the PassThru parameter of Disable-PSBreakpoint to display the disabled breakpoint objec
t. This lets you verify that the value of the Enabled property of the breakpoint object is False.
The third command uses the Enable-PSBreakpoint cmdlet to re-enable the breakpoint. It uses a pipeline operator (|) to send the breakpoint object
in $b to the Enable-PSBreakpoint cmdlet, and it uses the PassThru parameter of Enable-PSBreakpoint to display the breakpoint object. This lets yo
u verify that the value of the Enabled property of the breakpoint object is True.
The results are shown in the following sample output.
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C:\PS>$b = get-psbreakpoint -id 3, 5
C:\PS> enable-psbreakpoint -breakpoint $b
Description
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These commands enable a set of breakpoints by specifying their breakpoint objects.
The first command uses the Get-PSBreakpoint cmdlet to get the breakpoints and saves them in the $b variable.
The second command uses the Enable-PSBreakpoint cmdlet and its Breakpoint parameter to enable the breakpoints.
This command is the equivalent of "enable-psbreakpoint -id 3, 5".