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Disable-PSBreakpoint

Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:22 pm

NAME Disable-PSBreakpoint



SYNOPSIS

Disables the breakpoints in the current console.





SYNTAX

Disable-PSBreakpoint [-Breakpoint] <Breakpoint[]> [-Confirm] [-PassThru] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]



Disable-PSBreakpoint [-Id] <Int32[]> [-Confirm] [-PassThru] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The Disable-PSBreakpoint cmdlet disables breakpoints, which assures that they are not hit when the script runs. You can use it to disable all

breakpoints, or you can specify breakpoints by submitting breakpoint objects or breakpoint IDs.



Technically, this cmdlet changes the value of the Enabled property of a breakpoint object to False. To re-enable a breakpoint, use the

Enable-PSBreakpoint cmdlet. Breakpoints are enabled by default when you create them by using the Set-PSBreakpoint cmdlet.



A breakpoint is a point in a script where execution stops temporarily so that you can examine the instructions in the script. Disable-PSBreakpoint

is one of several cmdlets designed for debugging Windows PowerShell scripts. For more information about the Windows PowerShell debugger, see

about_Debuggers.





PARAMETERS

-Breakpoint <Breakpoint[]>

Specifies the breakpoints to disable. Enter a variable that contains breakpoint objects or a command that gets breakpoint objects, such as a

Get-PSBreakpoint command. You can also pipe breakpoint objects to the Disable-PSBreakpoint cmdlet.



Required? true

Position? 0

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Id <Int32[]>

Disables the breakpoints with the specified breakpoint IDs. Enter the IDs or a variable that contains the IDs. You cannot pipe IDs to

Disable-PSBreakpoint .



Required? true

Position? 0

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-PassThru [<SwitchParameter>]

Returns an object representing the enabled breakpoints. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS

System.Management.Automation.Breakpoint

You can pipe a breakpoint object to Disable-PSBreakpoint .





OUTPUTS

None or System.Management.Automation.Breakpoint

When you use the PassThru parameter, Disable-PSBreakpoint returns an object that represents the disabled breakpoint. Otherwise, this cmdlet

does not generate any output.





NOTES









Example 1: Set a breakpoint and disable it



PS C:\\>$B = Set-PSBreakpoint -Script "sample.ps1" -Variable "name"

PS C:\\>$B | Disable-PSBreakpoint



These commands disable a newly-created breakpoint.



The first command uses the Set-PSBreakpoint cmdlet to create a breakpoint on the Name variable in the Sample.ps1 script. Then, it saves the

breakpoint object in the $B variable.



The second command uses the Disable-PSBreakpoint cmdlet to disable the new breakpoint. It uses a pipeline operator (|) to send the breakpoint

object in $B to the Disable-PSBreakpoint cmdlet.



As a result of this command, the value of the Enabled property of the breakpoint object in $B is False.

Example 2: Disable a breakpoint



PS C:\\>Disable-PSBreakpoint -Id 0



This command disables the breakpoint with breakpoint ID 0.

Example 3: Create a disabled breakpoint



PS C:\\>Disable-PSBreakpoint -Breakpoint ($B = Set-PSBreakpoint -Script "sample.ps1" -Line 5)

PS C:\\> $B



This command creates a new breakpoint that is disabled until you enable it.



It uses the Disable-PSBreakpoint cmdlet to disable the breakpoint. The value of the Breakpoint parameter is a Set-PSBreakpoint command that sets a

new breakpoint, generates a breakpoint object, and saves the object in the $B variable.



Cmdlet parameters that take objects as their values can accept a variable that contains the object or a command that gets or generates the object.

In this case, because Set-PSBreakpoint generates a breakpoint object, it can be used as the value of the Breakpoint parameter.



The second command displays the breakpoint object in the value of the $B variable.

Example 4: Disable all breakpoints in the current console



PS C:\\>Get-PSBreakpoint | Disable-PSBreakpoint



This command disables all breakpoints in the current console. You can abbreviate this command as: "gbp | dbp".



RELATED LINKS

Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=821762

Enable-PSBreakpoint

Get-PSBreakpoint

Get-PSCallStack

Remove-PSBreakpoint

Set-PSBreakpoint