The token '&&' is not a valid statement separator in this version in vs code terminal-CodePudding

I get an error when I try

 mkdir python && cd python && echo python > index.py

in my VS code terminal.

CodePudding user response：

could you please check your PowerShell version using the following command

$PSVersionTable.PSVersion

As far I know, one of the new features of Powershell 7.0 is Pipeline chain operators: && and || so this should work only on powershell 7

Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/whats-new/what-s-new-in-powershell-70?view=powershell-7

CodePudding user response：

Unfortunately I don't think we have such a thing as && chain operators, would be nice though. This is pretty close to what you're looking for, as you can see is a lot more verbose.

Note, In Windows PowerShell, mkdir is an alias for New-Item.

$folder = New-Item python -ItemType Directory
if($?){ Push-Location $folder; 'python' > index.py; Pop-Location }

Based on Mahmoud Moawad answer, if you're running PowerShell Core:

New-Item python -ItemType Directory -Force 1>$null && Push-Location python && 'python' > index.py && Pop-Location