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The wildcard * character does not appear when using help Compress-Archive for the -Path parameter in a PowerShell console.
) wildcard. For example: `-Path C:\Reference\ ` - To create an archive that only zips the files in the root directory, use the star-dot-star (` . `)
wildcard. Subdirectories of the root aren't included in the archive. For example: `-Path C:\Reference\ .
Details
Caption : Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version : 10.0.19045
PSVersion : 7.4.2
DisplayVersion : 22H2
OSArchitecture : 64-bit
This is a known bug in PlatyPS, the tool used to generate the MAML files used by Get-Help. PlatyPS is in the process of being rewritten from scratch. We hope to have a new version by the end of the year.
Prerequisites
Get-Foo
cmdlet" instead of "Typo."Links
https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/PowerShell-Docs/blob/main/reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive/Compress-Archive.md#-path
Summary
The wildcard
*
character does not appear when usinghelp Compress-Archive
for the-Path
parameter in a PowerShell console.Details
Suggested Fix
No response