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You want to write a PowerShell script that attempts to read a file and, if it fails, writes a custom error message to a log file instead of displaying it on the console. Which code snippet correctly implements this?

Atry { Get-Content 'log.txt' } catch { Write-Host "Error reading file: $_" }

Btry { Get-Content 'log.txt' } catch { "Error reading file: $_" | Out-File 'error.log' -Append }

CGet-Content 'log.txt' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Write-Host "Error reading file"

Dtry { Get-Content 'log.txt' } catch { Write-Error "Error reading file" }

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Use try-catch to handle errors
The try block attempts to read the file.
Step 2: In catch, write error message to log file
Using Out-File with -Append writes the message to 'error.log' without console output.
Final Answer:
try { Get-Content 'log.txt' } catch { "Error reading file: $_" | Out-File 'error.log' -Append } -> Option B
Quick Check:
Catch block writes error to file, not console [OK]

Quick Trick: Pipe error message to Out-File with -Append in catch [OK]

Common Mistakes:

Using Write-Host which outputs to console
Ignoring error handling and logging
Using Write-Error which also outputs to console

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Step 1: Use try-catch to handle errors

Step 2: In catch, write error message to log file

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