Hi

I have folder name [[[ in d:\test

get-acl "d:\test\[[[" give wildcard error

using escape sequence it is not working

using tilde character with Get-ChildItem  it is working

Get-ChildItem  'd:\Test\*``[*' -> it is working but with get-acl it is not working

Since get-acl doesnot have -literalpath how  to find acl of such file

Is this error in powershell.

Is there any other way to find acl of such file.

 

Thanks in advance

 

 

 

PowerShell adds a few characters which you should not use in filenames. brackets and parentheses are the big ones. You can do it, but it's going to be a bit of a headache. I strongly suggest you not use them in filenames whenever possible.

Hmm. After looking at this for a minute, I think I agree that it is a bug. Get-Acl should have a Literalpath parameter. I would've expected this to work, but it does not:

PS > gi -LiteralPath `[`[`[.txt | Get-Acl
Get-Acl : The specified wildcard pattern is not valid: [[[.txt
At line:1 char:37
+ gi -LiteralPath `[`[`[.txt | Get-Acl <<<<

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Is there any other way to find the acl of a file that contain escape character [ in powershell.

 

Thanks in advance

 

I posted an answer in your other thread