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RepeatHeader switch for Format-Table doesn't work unless the data type has custom formatting #18868

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The -RepeatHeader switch parameter for Format-Table works as expected (header lines are repeated after a number of table rows are output based on the size of the console window) when rendering a data type using custom formatting. For example, these commands will render with repeated headers:

  • Get-Process | Format-Table -RepeatHeader
  • Get-ChildItem C:\Windows\ | Format-Table -RepeatHeader
    However, these commands do not render with repeated headers:
  • Get-Verb | Format-Table -RepeatHeader
  • Get-Process | Format-Table -Property Name, ID -RepeatHeader
  • Get-ChildItem C:\Windows\ | Format-Table -Property Name, Length -RepeatHeader

Expected behavior

Output of Format-Table contains multiple header rows

Actual behavior

Header row is only rendered at the beginning of the output.

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Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.3.1
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.3.1
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.22623
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

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