# Where Output Goes: \`Write-Output\`, \`Write-Host\` and Friends

Write-Output sends a script's results down the pipeline, where the next command, a variable or a > file receives them, while Write-Host, Write-Warning, Write-Verbose and Write-Error send words for people to the screen, each on a channel of its own that > and the pipeline leave alone.

![Cheat sheet for the lesson Where Output Goes: \`Write-Output\`, \`Write-Host\` and Friends: Write-Output sends a script's results down the pipeline, where the next command, a variable or a > file receives them, while Write-Host, Write-Warning, Write-Verbose and Write-Error send words for people to the…](https://fsdtrainingmedia.blob.core.windows.net/public/images/2026/11/10a9d014b60d4029bd7776aedaeab63a.webp)

- Category: PowerShell
- Level: Journeyman
- Tags: cmdletbinding, output-streams, powershell, redirection, write-host, write-output
- Updated: November 10, 2026

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