Call PowerShell command with parameters from cmd

Question

I want to call PowerShell command from cmd. For example, let it be get-content.

PowerShell.exe Command Line Interface

OK, my case will be

powershell -command <string> [<CommandParameters>]

In my case it will looks like

powershell -command "& {get-content <???>}" <filepath>

But it doesn't works. I can't understand how to pass cmd arg <filepath> into the command string "& {get-content <???>}".

powershell -command " #PasteCodeHere ". So, in your case, it should be powershell -command "Get-Content 'c:\temp\textfile.txt' ". No need to use the &, only when running against a file. powershell -command "& 'C:\Temp\myps.ps1'" — Abraham Zinala
– Abraham Zinala, Commented Mar 4, 2021 at 3:18
But I need to pass filepath as argument from cmd. Is there only one way to do it - use external ps1 file? Looks lame. — hotamateurxxx
– hotamateurxxx, Commented Mar 4, 2021 at 4:17
use a BAT/CMD environment variable [OR any other variable that works in the shell] in the argument string. ///// a better solution would be to run things entirely in PoSh ... most utility apps can be called from inside powershell. — Lee_Dailey
– Lee_Dailey, Commented Mar 4, 2021 at 11:45

JPBlanc · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-04 05:46:04Z

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According to @Abraham Zinala you can write a cmd file test.cmd with the following :

powershell -command "Get-Content 'c:\tmp\toto.txt' "

If you want to write :

.\test.cmd c:\tmp\toto.txt

You can put into your cmd file :

powershell -command "Get-Content '%1' "

answered Mar 4, 2021 at 5:46

JPBlanc

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So, the answer is "no way". Anycase if I want to run ps-script from cmd I need to create intermediate script file. So sad :(