René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Start-Job -WorkingDirectory only accepts native filesystem paths","articleBody":"This has two ramifications:\r\n\r\n* A path based on a PS drive isn't supported.\r\n\r\n  * A note re a possible fix: The child process running the script block cannot be assumed to have the same PS (filesystem) drives defined, but at least a PS-drive-based input path should be resolved to the underlying native path.\r\n\r\n* The interchangeable use of `/` and `\\` isn't supported.\r\n\r\n# Steps to reproduce\r\n\r\n```powershell\r\nNew-PSDrive foo filesystem .; Set-Location foo:/\r\n\r\nStart-Job { $pwd } -WorkingDirectory $pwd | Receive-Job -Wait -AutoRemove | Should -Match '^foo:[/\\\\]'\r\n\r\nif (-not $IsWindows) {\r\n  Start-Job { $pwd } -WorkingDirectory '\\' | Receive-Job -Wait -AutoRemove | Should -Be '/'\r\n}\r\n```\r\n\r\n# Expected behavior\r\n\r\nBoth tests should pass.\r\n\r\n# Actual behavior\r\n\r\nBoth tests fail.\r\n\r\n# Environment data\r\n\r\n```none\r\nPowerShell Core 7.0.0-preview.5\r\n```\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/mklement0","@type":"Person","name":"mklement0"},"datePublished":"2019-11-12T16:53:07.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":5},"url":"https://github.com/11050/PowerShell/issues/11050"}