ConvertTo-WinSCPEscapedString

Synopsis

Converts the special characters in string.

Syntax

ConvertTo-WinSCPEscapedString [-FileMask] <String[]> [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Escapes special characters so they are not misinterpreted as wildcards or other special characters.

Parameters

FileMask <String[]>

File path to convert.

  • Required: True
  • Position: 0
  • Default Value:
  • Accept Pipeline Input: True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
  • Accept Wildcard Characters: True

CommonParameters <CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Inputs

String

  • Represents text as a series of Unicode characters.

Outputs

String

  • Represents text as a series of Unicode characters.

Notes

Useful with Send-WinSCPItem, Receive-WinSCPItem, Remove-WinSCPItem cmdlets.

Example 1

PS C:\> ConvertTo-WinSCPEscapedString -FileMask 'FileWithA*InName.txt'

FileWithA[*]InName.txt

Example 2

PS C:\> $credential = Get-Credential
PS C:\> $session = New-WinSCPSession -Credential $credential -Hostname 'myftphost.org' -SshHostKeyFingerprint 'ssh-rsa 1024 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx'
PS C:\> $fileName = ConvertTo-WinSCPEscapedString -FileMask 'FileWithA*InName.txt'
PS C:\> Receive-WinSCPItem -WinSCPSession $session -RemoteItem "/rDir/$fileName" -LocalItem 'C:\lDir\'

Transfers                    Failures IsSuccess
---------                    -------- ---------
{/rDir/FileWithA*InName.txt} {}       True
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