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Set-Content

Write text to a file.

Copy-ready commandSet-Content
Set-Content C:\Temp\status.txt "OK"

Requirements and permissions

Requirements
Windows PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7
Permissions
Varies by command
Last reviewed
2026-07-31

Examples

Basic example

Write text to a file.

Set-Content C:\Temp\status.txt "OK"

Common errors

Command not found

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