When Write-Debug is used in a command (function or script) with cmdlet
binding and the command is invoked with the switch Debug, Write-Debug
writes the debug message and prompts:
DEBUG: ...
Confirm
Continue with this operation?
[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [H] Halt Command [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"):
It turns out Yes To All works like Yes, that is it does not affect other
Write-Debug statements or the same statement repeated in a loop or pipeline,
they will trigger the prompt again each time.
Unlike Write-Debug, the method $PSCmdlet.WriteDebug() works as expected,
Yes To All makes subsequent calls of WriteDebug() to work without prompts.
The scripts are interactive and not covered by automated tests:
- Test-1-Yes-to-All-ignored.ps1 shows the issue in a pipeline.
- Test-2-Yes-to-All-ignored.ps1 shows the issue in a loop.
- Test-3-Workaround.ps1 uses
$PSCmdlet.WriteDebug().
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