Current directory changes when I call PowerShell script from Command Prompt

Question

I have a PowerShell script which contains a single command:

pwd

When I execute it from a (Windows 10) command line window, I get the following:

d:\Hudson_Test\workspace\CadGraphics>echo %cd%
d:\Hudson_Test\workspace\CadGraphics

d:\Hudson_Test\workspace\CadGraphics>powershell -file ShowLocation.ps1

Path
----
D:\hudson_test\workspace

As you can see, the current directory moves up one directory (from d:\hudson_test\workspace\CadGraphics to D:\hudson_test\workspace) when inside the PowerShell script.

I tested this on another (Win10) machine, and on that machine, the two paths were the same.

What is going on here, and how can I keep it from happening?

Do you have a profile? notepad $profile to check. Sounds like you have a profile that is setting the location. You can launch powershell without executing your profile with powershell -NoProfile -File ShowLocation.ps1 — Patrick Meinecke
– Patrick Meinecke, Commented Jan 6, 2017 at 0:33
Yes, it was the profile that was causing the problem. Launching powershell with the -NoProfile flag fixed my problem. — PortMan
– PortMan, Commented Jan 6, 2017 at 14:13

Ranadip Dutta · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-06 04:08:07Z

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It should not unless the Profile is loading it everytime. Please try with

powershell -NoProfile -File FileName.ps1

Secondly , I would like you to store that in a variable and see the result from write-host

answered Jan 6, 2017 at 4:08

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PortMan Over a year ago

Yup. It was loading a profile, which was setting its directory.

Ranadip Dutta Over a year ago

@PortMan: Great: happy to help

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