Out-Null
Hides the output instead of sending it down the pipeline or displaying it.
Syntax
Out-Null
[-InputObject <PSObject>]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Out-Null
cmdlet sends its output to NULL, in effect, removing it from the pipeline and
preventing the output from being displayed on screen.
Examples
Example 1: Delete output
Get-ChildItem | Out-Null
This command gets items in the current location/directory, but its output is not passed through the pipeline nor displayed at the command line. This is useful for hiding output that you do not need.
Parameters
-InputObject
Specifies the object to be sent to NULL (removed from pipeline). Enter a variable that contains the objects, or type a command or expression that gets the objects.
Type: | PSObject |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
You can pipe any object to this cmdlet.
Outputs
None
This cmdlet returns no output.
Notes
- The cmdlets that contain the Out verb (the Out cmdlets) do not have parameters for names
or file paths. To send data to an Out cmdlet, use a pipeline operator (
|
) to send the output of a PowerShell command to the cmdlet. You can also store data in a variable and use the InputObject parameter to pass the data to the cmdlet. For more information, see the examples. Out-Null
does not return any output objects. If you pipe the output ofOut-Null
to the Get-Member cmdlet,Get-Member
reports that no objects have been specified.
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