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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
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False
PSObject
You can pipe any object to this cmdlet.
Outputs
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 of
Out-Null
to the
Get-Member cmdlet,
Get-Member
reports that no objects have been specified.
Out-Default
Out-Host
