July 31st, 2014

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Invalid File Names

Doctor Scripto
Doctor Scripto
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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display invalid file name characters.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I use Windows PowerShell to display information about invalid file name characters?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the System.IO.Path class and call the GetInvalidFileNameChars static method:

[System.IO.Path]::GetInvalidFileNameChars()

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Scripting
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PowerTipScripting Guy!Windows PowerShell

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