How to write to user input in powershell

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In my profile script for powershell I want to write to user input, so that when i start powershell I will already have something in my input and have only to press enter. I need something like "write-input".

I have already tries "echo", "write-input".

I user powershell always to execute the same commands so I wanted to have the most used already typed in as i start powershell — inwenis
– inwenis, Commented Jan 2, 2014 at 15:16
Why not make them functions and/or aliases in your profile then? Think about it: you're trying to save a handful of keystrokes only when starting PowerShell. I start a new PowerShell console once every few days - pre-typing something is not a significant "savings" unless you're constantly killing & restarting PowerShell, which seems wasteful to me. — alroc
– alroc, Commented Jan 2, 2014 at 15:29

Trondh · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-02 13:20:49Z

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I would do something like:

$defaultvalue = "This is the default value"
$a = read-host -Prompt "$defaultvalue (enter)"
if (!$a) {$a = $defaultvalue}
write-host "the value is now $a"

answered Jan 2, 2014 at 13:20

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