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Output Formatting in PowerShell
In PowerShell, the output is in the default table format. To format the output in the desired format, mainly below pipeline commands are used.
Format-Table
Format-List
Format-Wide
There are also commands to format the output data but not used widely.
Format-Custom
Format-Hex
In the below example, we will get the service's details using Get-Service and format it using the different output cmdlets.
Get-Service WinRM, Spooler
Output
Status Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Running Spooler Print Spooler Stopped WinRM Windows Remote Management (WS-Manag...
As you can see Display Name for the WinRM service is not displayed fully because of the display of output character restriction in the default format. To get the full output you need to use the Format-Table(Alias − FT) and its –AutoSize Parameter.
Example
Get-Service WinRM, Spooler | Format-Table -AutoSize
Output
Status Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Running Spooler Print Spooler Stopped WinRM Windows Remote Management (WS-Management)
You can also wrap the output of the command using –Wrap in Format-Table command.
Status Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Running Spooler Print Spooler Stopped WinRM Windows Remote Management (WS-Management)
If you need output without any header, use –HideTableHeaders parameter in Format-Table command. You can combine two parameters as shown below.
Get-Service WinRM,Spooler | Format-Table –HideTableHeaders -AutoSize
Output
Running Spooler Print Spooler Stopped WinRM Windows Remote Management (WS-Management)
In the above output, you don’t get all the properties of the services with those pipeline commands. To get all the properties of the services you need to use (Format-List *) or (alias − fl *) command.
Example
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-Service Spooler | fl *
Name : Spooler
RequiredServices : {RPCSS, http}
CanPauseAndContinue : False
CanShutdown : False
CanStop : True
DisplayName : Print Spooler
DependentServices : {Fax}
MachineName : .
ServiceName : Spooler
ServicesDependedOn : {RPCSS, http}
ServiceHandle : SafeServiceHandle
Status : Running
ServiceType : Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
StartType : Automatic
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