Remove-PSBreakpoint

Applies To: Windows PowerShell 2.0

Deletes breakpoints from the current console.

Syntax

Remove-PSBreakpoint [-Id] <Int32[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]

Remove-PSBreakpoint [-Breakpoint] <Breakpoint[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Remove-PSBreakpoint cmdlet deletes a breakpoint. Enter a breakpoint object or a breakpoint ID.

When you remove a breakpoint, the breakpoint object is no longer available or functional. If you have saved a breakpoint object in a variable, the reference still exists, but the breakpoint does not function.

Remove-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 delete. 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 Remove-PSBreakpoint.

-Id <Int32[]>

Deletes breakpoints with the specified breakpoint IDs.

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command.

-WhatIf

Describes what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command.

<CommonParameters>

This command supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, OutBuffer, OutVariable, WarningAction, and WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs and Outputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet. The return type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet returns.

Example 1

C:\PS>get-breakpoint | remove-breakpoint

Description

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This command deletes all of the breakpoints in the current console.

Example 2

C:\PS>$b = set-psbreakpoint -script sample.ps1 -variable Name

C:\PS> $b | remove-psbreakpoint

Description

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This command deletes a 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 Remove-PSBreakpoint cmdlet to delete the new breakpoint. It uses a pipeline operator (|) to send the breakpoint object in the $b variable to the Remove-PSBreakpoint cmdlet.

As a result of this command, if you run the script, it runs to completion without stopping. Also, the Get-PSBreakpoint cmdlet does not return this breakpoint.

Example 3

C:\PS>remove-psbreakpoint -id 2

Description

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This command deletes the breakpoint with breakpoint ID 2.

Example 4

C:\PS>function del-psb { get-psbreakpoint | remove-psbreakpoint }

Description

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This simple function deletes all of the breakpoints in the current console. It uses the Get-PSBreakpoint cmdlet to get the breakpoints. Then, it uses a pipeline operator (|) to send the breakpoints to the Remove-PSBreakpoint cmdlet, which deletes them.

As a result, you can type "del-psb" instead of the longer command.

To save the function, add it to your Windows PowerShell profile.

See Also

Concepts

about_Debuggers
Set-PSBreakpoint
Get-PSBreakpoint
Enable-PSBreakpoint
Disable-PSBreakpoint
Get-PSCallStack