when using `-p` to pass a file `~` cannot be used in PowerShell
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Description
Prerequisites
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Steps to reproduce
When testing out the new parameter -p and -path inside PowerShell I was unable to use the ~ for referencing the $HOME location, while $env:USERPROFILE worked as seen below. The tilde can be used with other commands like Get-Command, so I was expecting this to work as an alias for the user profile.
Expected behavior
dsc config get --path ~\gotstoy.dsc.config.yaml
results:
- name: All Users Configuration
type: TSToy.Example/gotstoy
result:
actualState:
ensure: present
scope: machine
updateAutomatically: true
updateFrequency: 23
- name: Current User Configuration
type: TSToy.Example/gotstoy
result:
actualState:
ensure: present
scope: user
updateAutomatically: true
messages: []
hadErrors: false
Actual behavior
dsc config get --path ~\gotstoy.dsc.config.yaml
2024-03-16T23:59:13.854146Z ERROR dsc::util: 385: Error: Failed to read input file: The system cannot find the path specified. (os error 3)
Error details
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Environment data
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 7.4.1
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.4.1
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.22621
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0
Version
dsc 3.0.0-alpha.5
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Research direction
Reproduce dsc config get --path ~\gotstoy.dsc.config.yaml in PowerShell using the environment details provided, then trace how the CLI handles the --path/-p argument. Done means the command resolves ~ to the user profile and produces the expected configuration result without the path error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell, rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100