What is the difference between New-Item -Path and New-Item -Name in PowerShell?

Flavia Fausto 1 Reputation point
2022-02-06T18:06:31.023+00:00

What is the difference between New-Item -Path and New-Item -Name in PowerShell?

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  1. Andreas Baumgarten 96,926 Reputation points MVP
    2022-02-06T18:40:12.84+00:00

    Hi @Flavia Fausto ,

    please take a look here for the details: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/new-item?view=powershell-7.2

    -Name
    Specifies the name of the new item. You can specify the name of the new item in the Name or Path parameter value, and you can specify the path of the new item in Name or Path value. Items names passed using the Name parameter are created relative to the value of the Path parameter.

    -Path
    Specifies the path of the location of the new item. The default is the current location when Path is omitted. You can specify the name of the new item in Name, or include it in Path. Items names passed using the Name parameter are created relative to the value of the Path parameter.

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    Andreas Baumgarten

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