Write output from console to log file Note: It does not the cmdlet itself, just the output
set-location "C:\Temp"
$dateinfo = get-date -Format "MMddyyy_HHmmss"
$logfilename = "log" + $dateinfo + ".log"
Start-Transcript -Path $logfilename
get-process | select -first 5
Get-Location
Stop-TranscriptOutput result from the log file
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Start time: 20230507202317
Username: domain\test
RunAs User: domain\test
Configuration Name:
Machine: testPC (Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.19045.0)
Host Application: C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell_ISE.exe
Process ID: 8884
PSVersion: 5.1.19041.2673
PSEdition: Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1.19041.2673
BuildVersion: 10.0.19041.2673
CLRVersion: 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion: 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion: 2.3
SerializationVersion: 1.1.0.1
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Transcript started, output file is log05072023_202317.log
Handles NPM(K) PM(K) WS(K) CPU(s) Id SI ProcessName
------- ------ ----- ----- ------ -- -- -----------
1587 44 58340 29632 134.83 9492 2 1Password
248 14 12824 8236 2.30 16148 2 1Password
945 28 96832 10956 12.25 28976 2 1Password
245 16 7208 6428 1.58 17304 2 1Password-BrowserSupport
1301 51 64400 29216 28080 0 Agent
Drive : C
Provider : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem
ProviderPath : C:\Temp
Path : C:\Temp
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