Combine a path and one or more child-paths into a single path.
Syntax
Join-Path [-path] string[] [-childPath] string [-resolve]
[-credential PSCredential] [-UseTransaction] [CommonParameters]
Key
-Path string[]
The main path (or paths) to which the child-path is appended.
Wildcards are permitted. {may be piped}
-childPath string
The elements to append to the value of Path.
Wildcards are permitted. {may be piped}
-resolve
Display the items that are referenced by the joined path.
-credential PSCredential
Use a credential to validate access to the file. Credential represents
a user-name, such as "User01" or "Domain01\User01", or a PSCredential
object, such as the one retrieved by using the Get-Credential cmdlet.
If you type a user name, you will be prompted for a password.
This parameter is not supported by any PowerShell core cmdlets or providers.
-UseTransaction
Include the command in the active transaction.
The appropriate path delimiters will be supplied by the provider.
In PowerShell 6.0 and above, join-path can combine an indefinite number of child paths.
.NET equivalent to Join-Path:
PS C:\> [System.IO.Path]::Combine('path', 'childPath')
Join two paths:
PS C:\> Join-Path -path c:\win* -childpath system*
The above will resolve to: C:\windows\System
Join 2 paths and display the files and folders, -resolve will display the full pathname:
PS C:\> Join-Path -path c:\win* system* -resolve
Display the registry keys in the HKLM\System hive that include "ControlSet":
PS C:\> Set-Location HKLM:
PS HKLM:\> join-path System *ControlSet* -resolve
HKLM:\System\ControlSet001
HKLM:\System\ControlSet002
HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet
#Here come old flattop, he come grooving up slowly, He got joo-joo eyeball, he one holy roller# ~ The Beatles (Come Together)
convert-path - Convert a ps path to a provider path.
resolve-path - Resolves the wildcards in a path.
split-path - Return part of a path.
test-path - Return true if the path exists, otherwise return false.
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