With PowerShell, how can I get Write-Debug output to the console?

Question

I am learning PowerShell and using Write-Host to check the assignment of variables in a new PowerShell script file. Then I read an article that said it was a bad idea.

So, in my .ps1 file, I replaced the statements as follows:

Write-Host "Start"
Write-Host "End"

... with this:

Write-Debug "Start"
Write-Debug "End"

But when I ran the saved script in Windows PowerShell ISE, nothing was output to the console. I -debugrefer to the statement that the script calls, something like this:

PS E:\trialrun> .\MyScript.ps1 -debug

But then again, the output is not written to the console. Apparently I'm using Write -debug incorrectly. How can I get debug output for writing to the console?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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