| external help file | System.Management.Automation.dll-Help.xml |
|---|---|
| Locale | en-US |
| Module Name | Microsoft.PowerShell.Core |
| ms.date | 04/17/2025 |
| online version | https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/out-default?view=powershell-7.6&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp |
| schema | 2.0.0 |
| title | Out-Default |
Sends the output to the default formatter and to the default output cmdlet.
Out-Default [-Transcript] [-InputObject <PSObject>] [<CommonParameters>]
PowerShell automatically adds Out-Default to the end of every top-level interactive pipeline.
Out-Default passes the objects it receives to the PowerShell format system. Then, it writes the
formatted output to the console. This cmdlet isn't intended to be used by the end user.
While this cmdlet is not intended to be run directly by the end user, it can be.
Get-Process | Select-Object -First 5 | Out-Default NPM(K) PM(M) WS(M) CPU(s) Id SI ProcessName
------ ----- ----- ------ -- -- -----------
12 2.56 5.20 0.00 7376 0 aesm_service
48 34.32 18.10 26.64 9320 13 AlertusDesktopAlert
24 13.97 12.74 0.77 12656 13 ApplicationFrameHost
8 1.79 4.41 0.00 8180 0 AppVShNotify
9 1.99 5.07 0.19 19320 13 AppVShNotify
No error is thrown when using Out-Default but the output isn't changed if it's not explicitly
called.
Accepts input to the cmdlet.
Type: System.Management.Automation.PSObject
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: FalseWhen you use this parameter, the output is only sent to the PowerShell transcript.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseThis cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.