Out-PSUVariable
SYNOPSIS
Writes the input to a variable.
SYNTAX
Out-PSUVariable [-Name] <String> [-InputObject <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Writes the input to a variable. This allows doing variable assignments at the end of a pipeline, rather than just at the beginning.
Previous contents will be overwritten.
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLE 1
Get-ChildItem | Out-PSUVariable -Name 'files'
Writes the files & folders in the current path into the variable $files
EXAMPLE 2
dir | ov files
Does the same thing as the first example, only this time in a convenient interactive commandline usage
PARAMETERS
-Name
The name of the variable to write to.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-InputObject
The objects to write.
Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.