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Get relative path of files in sub-folders from the current directory


Is there any straight-forward way (by use of cmdlets or .NET classes) to obtain only the relative path of a file in a sub-folder from a given path?

eg current folder is C:\MyScript and there is a sub-folder called Data with a file Test.txt, so I would like to see Data\Test.txt instead of C:\MyScript\Data\Test.txt


Solution

  • The Resolve-Path cmdlet has a -Relative parameter that will return a path relative to the current directory:

    Set-Location C:\MyScript
    $relativePath = Get-Item Data\Test.txt | Resolve-Path -Relative