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ForEach-Object -Parallel break $?

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Description

Prerequisites
Steps to reproduce
1..3 | ForEach-Object -ThrottleLimit 1 -Parallel { cmd /k exit 1; Write-Host $? }
Expected behavior
False
False
False
Actual behavior
False
True
True
Error details

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Environment data
Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.2.1
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.2.1
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.19042
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0
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Research direction

Start by running the reported PowerShell 7.2.1 reproduction: 1..3 | ForEach-Object -ThrottleLimit 1 -Parallel { cmd /k exit 1; Write-Host $? }. Trace the ForEach-Object -Parallel handling of $? and confirm that each iteration reports False after the failing command, as shown in the expected behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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