Out-Printer [[-Name] <String>] [-InputObject <PSObject>] [<CommonParameters>]
The Out-Printer cmdlet sends output to the default printer or to an alternate printer, if one is specified.
-InputObject <PSObject>
Specifies the objects to be sent to the printer. Enter a variable that contains the objects, or type a command or expression that gets the objects.
-Name <String>
Specifies the alternate printer. The parameter name Name is optional.
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
PS C:\> Get-Content $pshome\about_signing.help.txt | Out-Printer
This example shows you how to print a file, even though Out-Printer does not have a Path parameter.
The command uses the Get-Content cmdlet to get the contents of the Help topic. The path includes $pshome, a built-in variable that stores the installation directory for Windows PowerShell. A pipeline operator (|) passes the results to Out-Printer , which sends it to the default printer.
PS C:\> "Hello, World" | Out-Printer -Name "\\Server01\Prt-6B Color"
This command uses the Name parameter to specify the alternate printer. Because the parameter name is optional, you can omit it.
PS C:\> $H = Get-Help -Full Get-WmiObject
PS C:\> Out-Printer -InputObject $H
The first command uses the Get-Help cmdlet to get the full version of the Help topic for Get-WmiObject and stores it in the $H variable. The second command sends the content to the default printer. It uses the InputObject parameter to pass the value of the $H variable to Out-Printer .
You can also refer to Out-Printer by its built-in alias, lp *. For more information, see about_Aliases. The cmdlets that contain the Out verb (the Out cmdlets) do not format objects; they just render them and send them to the specified display destination. If you send an unformatted object to an Out cmdlet, the cmdlet sends it to a formatting cmdlet before rendering it. 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 Windows 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-Printer sends data, but it does not emit any output objects. If you pipe the output of Out-Printer to Get-Member, Get-Member reports that no objects have been specified. *
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