Send output to an interactive table in a separate window.
Syntax
Out-GridView [-InputObject psobject] [-Title string] [CommonParameters]
Key
-InputObject psobject
Input object to be displayed
If a collection of objects are specified, Out-GridView will treat
the collection as one collection object, and will display one row
that represents the entire collection.
To display the each object in a collection, use a pipeline operator (|)
to send objects to Out-GridView.
-Title string
The text that appears in the title bar of the Out-GridView window.
By default, the title bar displays the command that invokes Out-GridView.
-passthru (PowerShell 3.0)
Adds an OK/Cancel button to the gridview allowing one or more items to be selected
and returned back to the pipeline (select multiple items with the Ctrl key.
CommonParameters:
-Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -WarningAction, -WarningVariable,
-OutBuffer -OutVariable.
Standard Aliases for Out-GridView: ogv
Key features of Grid-View are: Resizable columns, proportionally spaced fonts and the ability to click on a column header to sort the entire grid by that column. Grouping and basic filtering are also available with a right click. To filter a particular column prefix the search with the column name e.g. status:stopped
To run the Out-GridView cmdlet requires .NET Framework 3.0, this should be available by default on Windows Vista or greater but may have to be installed on Win XP.
Examples
Get the processes running on the local computer and sends them to a grid view window:
PS C:\> get-process | out-gridview
or
PS C:\> $p = get-process
PS C:\> $p | out-gridview
Display a formatted table in a grid view window:
PS C:\> get-process | select-object -property name, workingset, peakworkingset | sort-object -property workingset -de sc | out-gridview
“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer
Related PowerShell Cmdlets:
Out-Default - Send output to default.
Out-Host - Send the pipelined output to the host.
Out-Null - Send output to null.
Out-Printer - Send the output to a printer.
Out-String - Send output to the pipleline as strings.
Tee-Object - Send input objects to two places.
Equivalent bash commands: redirection - Redirection and Process Substitution, cat > file2.txt – Redirect standard input into a file.