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PortMan
PortMan

Reputation: 4523

Current directory changes when I call PowerShell script from Command Prompt

I have a PowerShell script which contains a single command:

pwd

When I execute it from a (Windows 10) command line window, I get the following:

d:\Hudson_Test\workspace\CadGraphics>echo %cd%
d:\Hudson_Test\workspace\CadGraphics

d:\Hudson_Test\workspace\CadGraphics>powershell -file ShowLocation.ps1

Path
----
D:\hudson_test\workspace

As you can see, the current directory moves up one directory (from d:\hudson_test\workspace\CadGraphics to D:\hudson_test\workspace) when inside the PowerShell script.

I tested this on another (Win10) machine, and on that machine, the two paths were the same.

What is going on here, and how can I keep it from happening?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 237

Answers (1)

Ranadip Dutta
Ranadip Dutta

Reputation: 9133

It should not unless the Profile is loading it everytime. Please try with

powershell -NoProfile -File FileName.ps1

Secondly , I would like you to store that in a variable and see the result from write-host

Upvotes: 1

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