about_ConsoleMonster

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--- topic: about_ConsoleMonster schema: 1.0.0 --- # about_ConsoleMonster ## Short Description Readable terminal output and composable views for PowerShell objects. ## Long Description Pipe ordinary objects to Show-Console for a fitted view. Use Show-ConsoleTable when you want a table, or choose List, Tree, Code, Json, Error or Markdown with Show-Console -View. Property selects the fields you need, including calculated properties. New-Console commands construct widgets. Nest their Content script blocks to build rows, columns, panels and dashboards. Show-Console displays the result; Export-ConsoleFrame returns a document or writes it to a path. Read-Console commands collect answers. Read-ConsoleSelect labels objects and filters them as you type. Show-ConsoleMenu runs actions from a menu. Show-ConsoleGrid browses tabular data; Show-ConsoleObject explores members. Enable-ConsoleFormatting styles ordinary prompt output for this session. It is opt-in and does not edit your PowerShell profile. Include and Exclude choose features relative to the defaults; Disable-ConsoleFormatting restores the native behavior. Preview the change with WhatIf. The module supports Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7. It includes the Markdown and graphics capabilities, so no add-on modules are needed. Redirected output stays readable without terminal control sequences. ## Examples ```powershell Get-Process | Select-Object -First 5 | Show-ConsoleTable -Property ProcessName, Id, WorkingSet64 ``` ```powershell Get-Item . | Show-Console -View Tree -Depth 1 ``` ```powershell Show-Console -Content { New-ConsolePanel -Title 'Build summary' -Content { New-ConsoleText 'All checks passed' -Role Pass } } ``` ```powershell New-ConsoleText 'Ready to review' | Export-ConsoleFrame -Format Text ``` ```powershell Enable-ConsoleFormatting -WhatIf ``` ## See Also ```powershell Get-Help Show-Console -Examples Get-Help Show-ConsoleTable -Examples Get-Help New-ConsoleTable -Full Get-Help Read-ConsoleSelect -Full Get-Help Enable-ConsoleFormatting -Full ``` https://consolemonster.dev/