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Edit pause message in powershell ISE

So, as the title says, I would like to change the message from "press enter to continue", to "press enter to return to the menu". is this possible? if so can someone hook me up with a script line for it? I can post the code here if this may help. thank you in advance.

Solution

  • Since pause is a function, it can be overridden. Let's first see the command:

    Get-Command -Name pause | select *

HelpUri             :
ScriptBlock         : $null = Read-Host 'Press Enter to continue...'
CmdletBinding       : False
DefaultParameterSet :
Definition          : $null = Read-Host 'Press Enter to continue...'
Options             : None
...

    As can be seen, the ScriptBlock is quite simple. A change in function definition is like so,

    PS C:\> pause
Press Enter to continue...:
PS C:\> function pause{ $null = Read-Host 'Press Any Key or Enter to continue...' }
PS C:\> pause
Press Any Key or Enter to continue...:
PS C:\>

    Since it's a built-in function, overriding the message must be done in profile or script file. Otherwise, the default text will re-emerge.