Prevent String Truncation With Width Parameter

Testkey command syntax to prevent string truncation with width parameter. Copyable examples, output expectations, and common mistakes.

Terminal

@{TestKey = ('x' * 200)} | Out-String -Width <250>

@`{TestKey = ('x' * 200)`} | Out-String -Width <250>

#!/bin/bash

# Prevent String Truncation With Width Parameter
@{TestKey = ('x' * 200)} | Out-String -Width {{250}}

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

@{TestKey: Base Command; The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Testkey before the shell applies any redirect operators.
<250>: 250; The value supplied for 250.
-Width: Command Option; Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.