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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"When using Workingdirectory parameter on pwsh, working directory gets set AFTER execution of $PROFILE script","articleBody":"The default shortcuts for pwsh.exe on Windows are calling it using `-WorkingDirectory ~` by default, which is correct and by design.\r\nHowever, if I wanted to temporarily change/set the final working directory, then the most intuitive way for most users (not familiar with this new feature) would be to add code like `cd C:\\foo` into the `$PROFILE` script.\r\nUnfortunately, only AFTER executing the script in $PROFILE, the working directory gets set to the one specified by the `WorkingDirectory` parameter. If it got set BEFORE executing the `$PROFILE` script then this problem would not exist and the working directory when $PROFILE executes would be a more reasonable one as well.\r\n\r\nSteps to reproduce\r\n------------------\r\nPut the following code into $profile\r\n```powershell\r\npwd\r\ncd C:\\\r\n```\r\n\r\nThen launch pwsh using the `-WorkingDirectory` parameter\r\n\r\nExpected behavior\r\n-----------------\r\n\r\nThe printed working directory when executing the script in $PROFILE should be the one specified by `-WorkingDirectory` of pwsh, therefore the `$PROFILE` should be able to override and change that working directory\r\n\r\nActual behavior\r\n---------------\r\n\r\nThe working directory when the `$PROFILE` script executes is `C:\\Windows\\System32` instead of the path specified by the `-WorkingDirectory` parameter on pwsh, the final working directory is not C:\\ as it is being set inside the script.\r\n\r\nEnvironment data\r\n----------------\r\n\r\n\u003c!-- provide the output of $PSVersionTable --\u003e\r\n\r\n```powershell\r\n\u003e $PSVersionTable\r\n\r\nName                           Value\r\n----                           -----\r\nPSVersion                      6.1.0\r\nPSEdition                      Core\r\nGitCommitId                    6.1.0\r\nOS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.16299\r\nPlatform                       Win32NT\r\nPSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}\r\nPSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3\r\nSerializationVersion           1.1.0.1\r\nWSManStackVersion              3.0\r\n```\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/bergmeister","@type":"Person","name":"bergmeister"},"datePublished":"2018-09-29T17:44:06.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":6},"url":"https://github.com/7895/PowerShell/issues/7895"}