How to split paths in PowerShell

Overview

In PowerShell, we use the Split-Path cmdlet to get any part of the path, like the parent folder, child folder, or files.

Syntax

Parameters

• Path: It accepts a path to split.
• Leaf: It returns the last part of the given path.
• Resolve: This parameter references the files that the split path leads to.

Return value

This returns a part of the path as a string.

Let's look at an example.

Example

In the example below, we'll create a test folder and some files in it and display them using the split path.

Explanation

In the above code snippet:

• Line 4: We get the parent container of the given path using the cmdlet Split-Path.
• Line 7–10: We create a folder test in the current directory and create some test files in it using the cmdlet New-Item.
• Line 15: We display the files for the given path using the cmdlet Split-Path and the parameters Leaf and Resolve. The Leaf points to the last part of the path and Resolve displays the file names instead of the Path.