PowerShell Tutorial
PowerShell: Prompt User for Input
By Xah Lee. Date:
2022-07-22
.
Read-Host
prompt_string
Ask user to type an input. return whatever user typed.
$name
=
Read-Host
"Enter name"
PowerShell: Input/Output
Print to Screen
Prompt User for Input
Read File
Write to File
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