So if I have a directory stored in a variable, say:
$scriptPath = (Get-ScriptDirectory);
Now I would like to find the directory two parent levels up.
I need a nice way of doing:
$parentPath = Split-Path -parent $scriptPath
$rootPath = Split-Path -parent $parentPath
Can I get to the rootPath in one line of code?
get-item
is your friendly helping hand here.
(get-item $scriptPath ).parent.parent
If you Want the string only
(get-item $scriptPath ).parent.parent.FullName
If $scriptPath
points to a file then you have to call Directory
property on it first, so the call would look like this
(get-item $scriptPath).Directory.Parent.Parent.FullName
Remarks
This will only work if $scriptPath
exists. Otherwise you have to use Split-Path
cmdlet.