Sending multiple arguments to a Powershell opened with Start-Process

Question

So I'm using the command

Start-Process powershell -Verb runas -ArgumentList $cmds

where $cmds is

$cmds = "cd C:\", "dir"

I just want the new powershell that I'm opening to run multiple commands before it automatically closes.

I'm not sure of your use case, but I would probably create a script file containing the commands and run that. — Bill_Stewart
– Bill_Stewart, Commented May 22, 2013 at 17:32
@Bill_Stewart How would the script file help? I'm not saying it won't, I'm saying I don't understand. If what I have above won't work, what do I have to do to get it to work? — Trevor
– Trevor, Commented May 22, 2013 at 17:36
This depends on your use case. A scriptblock (like the answer below) may do exactly what you want. — Bill_Stewart
– Bill_Stewart, Commented May 23, 2013 at 12:37

Davor Josipovic · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-22 17:37:14Z

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Change $cmds to:

$cmds = {"cd C:\"; "dir";}

answered May 22, 2013 at 17:37

Davor Josipovic

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You are correct sir. The one problem (which was my mistake) was that you need to escape the \ with another \