How can I write a message to the console with PowerShell?

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I have tried this:

# Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
$VerbosePreference = 'Continue'
Write-Verbose "ABC"
$DebugPreference = "Continue"
Write-Debug "Something went wrong."

But both messages come either with the word: VERBOSE or DEBUG before the actual message.

Is there a way I can just display the message content only?

possible duplicate of Echo equivalent in PowerShell for script testing — Vesper
– Vesper, Commented Jul 23, 2015 at 11:24
You can just output a string: "ABC" Or, if you insist that a cmdlet would be used, use Write-Host or Write-Default. See linked question for details. — Vesper
– Vesper, Commented Jul 23, 2015 at 11:24

Keith Hill · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-23 15:27:19Z

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Write-Host is what you would use to write a message to the host. Note that in V4 and below, you can't capture this sort of output to a log file. Starting with V5, you can capture host messages because Write-Host has been updated to use the new Information stream. Likewise in V5, you could just use Write-Information directly.

answered Jul 23, 2015 at 15:27

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