How to fix Folder Path error in PowerShell-CodePudding

I have this folder in my OneDrive and Just wondering how should I pass the path. Right now I'm getting "Folder not Found" when I try to do it like this.

$ServerRelativeUrl= "Documents/PC-OFFBOARD_USMPGWNCAT15C61-GZJY8T-01-Dec-0257/C$/'$Windows.~WS'"

CodePudding user response：

With double-quoted " strings, you must escape characters with special meanings if you want them to be processed literally. PowerShell's escape character is the backtick `. The dollar-symbol $ must be prefixed with a backtick like this to be part of a literal file path:

"Documents/PC-OFFBOARD_USMPGWNCAT15C61-GZJY8T-01-Dec-0257/C`$/'`$Windows.~WS'"

Alternatively, you can use a single-quoted ' string instead, making sure to escape the literal single-quotes with two single-quotes '' (backticks won't escape in a literal string):

'Documents/PC-OFFBOARD_USMPGWNCAT15C61-GZJY8T-01-Dec-0257/C$/''$Windows.~WS'''

This loses your ability to insert actual intended variables though. You can however rely on the format operator in this case. To insert the literal string '$Windows.~WS' into the path, for example:

$folderName = '''$Windows.~WS'''
$fullPath = 'Documents/PC-OFFBOARD_USMPGWNCAT15C61-GZJY8T-01-Dec-0257/C$/{0}' -f $folderName