Folder Path of Powershell file In Powershell

Question

No one seems to ask this simple question, so I will.

My PowerShell script file is located: C:/this-folder/that-folder/another-folder/powershell-file.ps1

Answer 1

In PowerShell 3.0 you can get it with the new $PSScriptRoot variable, and with $PSCommandPath you can get the full script path.

There's also a great post by MVP Keith hill you may want to check:

http://rkeithhill.wordpress.com/2010/09/19/determining-scriptdir-safely/

Answer 2

I'm assuming you want to know what folder your script is running in when it's being run.

This should do it:

Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path

Answer 3

try this command in your script:

Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition

Answer 4

You can use standard .Net method

$dirName=[System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName("c:\temp\abc\myproj1\newdata.txt")

From http://techibee.com/powershell/powershell-get-parent-directory-name-from-file-or-directory-path/2595