Functions/Invoke-Pause.ps1
function Invoke-Pause { <# .SYNOPSIS Will pause output of large objects. .DESCRIPTION This function will stop output of large objects at windows height, and lets you continue by pressing any key. .EXAMPLE Get-Content -Path file.txt | Invoke-Pause .EXAMPLE Get-Command Get-* | Invoke-Pause #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline = $true)] $InputObject ) BEGIN { if ($host.Name -eq 'ConsoleHost') { $windowHeight = [console]::WindowHeight $usableHeight = $windowHeight - 2 $lines = 0 } } PROCESS { foreach ($item in $InputObject) { if ($host.Name -eq 'ConsoleHost') { $lines++ Write-Output $item if ($lines -eq $usableHeight) { Write-Host '' Write-Host 'Press any key to continue ...' -NoNewline $x = $host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey("NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown") Write-Host '' $lines = 0 } } } } } New-Alias -Name 'Pause' -Value 'Invoke-Pause' -Force |