the term is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program

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I am trying to run a Powershell command in my C# program but I get the error

the term is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

I even copied this same exact command in Powershell manually and it worked.

The code follows as

PowerShell ps = PowerShell.Create();
var cmd = "scp -i \"path\\to\\ssh_key\" \"path\\to\\source_file\" [email protected]:/data/user_storage";
ps.AddCommand(cmd);
ps.Invoke();

mklement0 · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-03 01:42:03Z

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The .AddCommand() PowerShell SDK method accepts the name or file path of a command, not an entire command line.

In order to execute a command line as you would in an interactive PowerShell session, use the .AddScript() method instead.

Alternatively, pass only the executable name/path to .AddCommand() and follow it with an .AddArgument() call for each argument.

Note that you don't strictly need PowerShell in order to execute an executable with arguments (unless you need shell features such as >).

edited Sep 3, 2021 at 1:42

answered Sep 2, 2021 at 23:38

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Shaikh Mustafa Ahmad · Accepted Answer · 2023-04-08 19:30:10Z

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   To run the "scp" command in PowerShell, you may need to specify the 
   full path to the "scp" executable file. You can find the path to the 
   "scp" executable file by running the following command in PowerShell:
Get-Command scp.exe

   Once you have the path to the "scp" executable file, you can modify 
      your C# code to use the full path to the executable, like this:
PowerShell ps = PowerShell.Create();
var cmd = "C:\\path\\to\\scp.exe -i \"path\\to\\ssh_key\" 
\"path\\to\\source_file\" [email protected]:/data/user_storage";
ps.AddCommand(cmd);
ps.Invoke();


Replace "C:\path\to\scp.exe" with the actual path to the "scp" 
 executable file on your system.

Alternatively, you can add the path to the "scp" executable file to the 
system PATH environment variable so that PowerShell can find it without 
specifying the full path. You can do this by following these steps:

Open the Start menu and search for "Environment Variables"
Click on "Edit the system environment variables"
Click on the "Environment Variables" button
Under "System Variables", scroll down and find the "Path" variable
Click on the "Edit" button
Click on the "New" button and add the path to the directory containing the "scp" executable file
Click "OK" to save the changes

After adding the path to the system PATH environment variable, you should be able to run the "scp" command in PowerShell without specifying the full path.

edited Apr 8, 2023 at 19:30

answered Jan 13, 2022 at 7:16

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