Resolve-Path

Resolve-Path
    [-Path] <String[]>
    [-Relative]
    [-Credential <PSCredential>]
    [-UseTransaction]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Resolve-Path
    -LiteralPath <String[]>
    [-Relative]
    [-Credential <PSCredential>]
    [-UseTransaction]
    [<CommonParameters>]

The Resolve-Path cmdlet displays the items and containers that match the wildcard pattern at the location specified. The match can include files, folders, registry keys, or any other object accessible from a PSDrive provider.

The tilde character (~) is shorthand notation for the current user's home folder. This example shows Resolve-Path returning the fully qualified path value.

PS C:\> Resolve-Path ~

Path
----
C:\Users\User01

PS C:\> Resolve-Path -Path "windows"

Path
----
C:\Windows

When run from the root of the C: drive, this command returns the path of the Windows folder in the C: drive.

PS C:\> "C:\windows\*" | Resolve-Path

This command returns all of the folders in the C:\Windows folder. The command uses a pipeline operator (|) to send a path string to Resolve-Path.

PS C:\> Resolve-Path -Path "\\Server01\public"

This command resolves a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path and returns the shares in the path.

PS C:\> Resolve-Path -Path "c:\prog*" -Relative

.\Program Files
.\Program Files (x86)
.\programs.txt

This command returns relative paths for the directories at the root of the C: drive.

This example uses the LiteralPath parameter to resolve the path of the Test[xml] subfolder. Using LiteralPath causes the brackets to be treated as normal characters rather than a regular expression.

PS C:\> Resolve-Path -LiteralPath 'test[xml]'

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

You can pipe a string that contains a path to this cmdlet.

Returns a PathInfo object. Returns a string value for the resolved path if you specify the Relative parameter.

• The *-Path cmdlets work with the FileSystem, Registry, and Certificate providers.
• Resolve-Path is designed to work with any provider. To list the providers available in your session, type Get-PSProvider. For more information, see about_providers.