PowerShell command over multiple lines

batch-file, powershell

Solution

You may try the caret `^` to indicate that the current line continues on the next one:

powershell -noprofile -command "&{"^
 "$process = start-process powershell -ArgumentList '-noprofile -noexit -file GetTools.ps1' -verb RunAs -PassThru;"^
 "$process.WaitForExit();"^
 "}"

Please note also the leading space as well as the closing and opening `"` on each line.

See also Long commands split over multiple lines in Windows Vista batch (.bat) file.

Problem

I have a batch script that looks like this: Test.bat ``` @echo off :: Starts a PowerShell session that starts a PowerShell process with administrator privileges powershell -noprofile -command "&{$process = start-process powershell -ArgumentList '-noprofile -noexit -file GetTools.ps1' -verb RunAs -PassThru;$process.WaitForExit();}" ``` I would like to split up the code inside the "&{ ... }" over multiple line for readability. This post says that using a trailing backtick should do the trick, but when I write: ``` powershell -noprofile -command "&{` $process = start-process powershell -ArgumentList '-noprofile -noexit -file GetTools.ps1' -verb RunAs -PassThru;` $process.WaitForExit();` }" ``` ...that is, I end each line with a trailing backtick, then I get the following error: ``` Incomplete string token. At line:1 char:4 + &{` <<<< + CategoryInfo : ParserError: (`:String) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : IncompleteString '$process' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. '$process.WaitForExit' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. '}"' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. ``` What am I doing wrong? SOLUTION: ``` powershell -noprofile -command "&{"^ "$process = start-process powershell -ArgumentList '-noprofile -noexit -file C:\Dev\Powershell\Sandbox.ps1' -verb RunAs -PassThru;"^ "$process.WaitForExit();"^ "}" ```

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