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PowershellFileExists

The department is: PowershellFileExists

The full name of the cop is: Chef/Correctness/PowershellFileExists

Enabled by default Supports autocorrection Target Chef Version
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Use Ruby’s built-in File.exist?('C:\somefile') method instead of executing PowerShell’s Test-Path cmdlet, which takes longer to load.

Examples

incorrect

powershell_out('Test-Path "C:\\Program Files\\LAPS\\CSE\\AdmPwd.dll"').stdout.strip == 'True'

correct

::File.exist?('C:\Program Files\LAPS\CSE\AdmPwd.dll')

Configurable attributes

Name Default value Configurable values
Version Added 7.19 String
Include
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