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Ignore CTRL+C in delay - powershell

Whenever I set a delay in powershell using Start-Sleep, e.g:

Start-Sleep 10

then it does not ignore CTRLC. I mean when I hit that key stroke the delay quits. How can I ignore it in delays?

Solution

  • You can temporarily set [Console]::TreatControlCAsInput to $true:

    [Console]::TreatControlCAsInput = $true
Start-Sleep 10  # Ctrl-C will now not abort this sleep.
[Console]::TreatControlCAsInput = $false