PS> Split-Path -Parent -LiteralPath $env:SystemRoot
C:\
PS> Split-Path -Parent -LiteralPath $env:SystemRoot
Split-Path: Parameter set cannot be resolved using the specified named parameters. One or more parameters issued cannot be used together or an insufficient number of parameters were provided.
Exception :
Type : System.Management.Automation.ParameterBindingException
Message : Parameter set cannot be resolved using the specified named parameters. One or more parameters issued
cannot be used together or an insufficient number of parameters were provided.
ErrorId : AmbiguousParameterSet
Line : 1
Offset : 1
CommandInvocation :
MyCommand : Split-Path
BoundParameters :
Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
Count : 2
Keys :
Length : 6
Length : 11
Values :
IsPresent : True
Length : 1
LongLength : 1
Rank : 1
SyncRoot :
Length : 10
IsFixedSize : True
Count : 1
SyncRoot :
Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
Count : 2
Keys :
Length : 6
Length : 11
Values :
IsPresent : True
Length : 1
LongLength : 1
Rank : 1
SyncRoot :
Length : 10
IsFixedSize : True
Count : 1
SyncRoot :
Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
Count : 2
Keys :
Length : 6
Length : 11
Values :
IsPresent : True
Length : 1
LongLength : 1
Rank : 1
SyncRoot :
Length : 10
IsFixedSize : True
Count : 1
SyncRoot :
Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
Count : 2
Keys :
Length : 6
Length : 11
Values :
IsPresent : True
Length : 1
LongLength : 1
Rank : 1
SyncRoot :
Length : 10
IsFixedSize : True
Count : 1
SyncRoot :
Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
Count : 2
Keys :
Length : 6
Length : 11
Values :
IsPresent : True
Length : 1
LongLength : 1
Rank : 1
SyncRoot :
Length : 10
IsFixedSize : True
Count : 1
SyncRoot :
Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
Count : 2
Keys :
Length : 6
Length : 11
Values :
IsPresent : True
Length : 1
LongLength : 1
Rank : 1
SyncRoot : …
IsFixedSize : True
Count : 1
SyncRoot :
Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
Count : 2
Keys : …
Values : …
SyncRoot : …
ScriptLineNumber : 1
OffsetInLine : 1
HistoryId : 8
Line : Split-Path -Parent -LiteralPath $env:SystemRoot
Statement : Split-Path -Parent -LiteralPath $env:SystemRoot
PositionMessage : At line:1 char:1
+ Split-Path -Parent -LiteralPath $env:SystemRoot
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
InvocationName : Split-Path
PipelineLength : 1
PipelinePosition : 1
ErrorRecord :
Exception :
Type : System.Management.Automation.ParentContainsErrorRecordException
Message : Parameter set cannot be resolved using the specified named parameters. One or more parameters issued
cannot be used together or an insufficient number of parameters were provided.
HResult : -2146233087
CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Split-Path], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : AmbiguousParameterSet,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SplitPathCommand
InvocationInfo :
MyCommand : Split-Path
ScriptLineNumber : 1
OffsetInLine : 1
HistoryId : 8
Line : Split-Path -Parent -LiteralPath $env:SystemRoot
Statement : Split-Path -Parent -LiteralPath $env:SystemRoot
PositionMessage : At line:1 char:1
+ Split-Path -Parent -LiteralPath $env:SystemRoot
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CommandOrigin : Internal
ScriptStackTrace : at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 1
TargetSite :
Name : ThrowAmbiguousParameterSetException
DeclaringType : System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController, System.Management.Automation,
Version=7.4.0.101, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
MemberType : Method
Module : System.Management.Automation.dll
Data : System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal
Source : System.Management.Automation
HResult : -2146233087
StackTrace :
at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.ThrowAmbiguousParameterSetException(UInt32 parameterSetFlags,
MergedCommandParameterMetadata bindableParameters)
at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.ValidateParameterSets(Boolean prePipelineInput, Boolean
setDefault)
at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.BindCommandLineParametersNoValidation(Collection`1 arguments)
at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.BindCommandLineParameters(Collection`1 arguments)
at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.BindCommandLineParameters()
at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.Prepare(IDictionary psDefaultParameterValues)
at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessorBase.DoPrepare(IDictionary psDefaultParameterValues)
at System.Management.Automation.Internal.PipelineProcessor.Start(Boolean incomingStream)
at System.Management.Automation.Internal.PipelineProcessor.SynchronousExecuteEnumerate(Object input)
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
at System.Management.Automation.Internal.PipelineProcessor.SynchronousExecuteEnumerate(Object input)
at System.Management.Automation.PipelineOps.InvokePipeline(Object input, Boolean ignoreInput, CommandParameterInternal[][]
pipeElements, CommandBaseAst[] pipeElementAsts, CommandRedirection[][] commandRedirections, FunctionContext funcContext)
at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.ActionCallInstruction`6.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)
at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)
CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Split-Path], ParameterBindingException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : AmbiguousParameterSet,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SplitPathCommand
InvocationInfo :
MyCommand : Split-Path
ScriptLineNumber : 1
OffsetInLine : 1
HistoryId : 8
Line : Split-Path -Parent -LiteralPath $env:SystemRoot
Statement : Split-Path -Parent -LiteralPath $env:SystemRoot
PositionMessage : At line:1 char:1
+ Split-Path -Parent -LiteralPath $env:SystemRoot
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CommandOrigin : Internal
ScriptStackTrace : at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 1
Name Value
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PSVersion 7.4.0-rc.1
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.4.0-rc.1
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.25992
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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Steps to reproduce
Split-Path -Parent -LiteralPath $env:SystemRoot
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