bug: get-item registry slash-magic trim'ing incorrectly #15342
Description
Steps to reproduce
pre-setup:
- registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\test\noslashesHKEY_CURRENT_USER\test\some/test/key/HKEY_CURRENT_USER\test\another//caveat/
- or as a file.reg:
-
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\test] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\test\another//caveat/] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\test\noslashes] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\test\some/test/key/]
-
## should work (and works)
get-item HKCU:\test\noslashes
## should error (and it 'works' by triming slashes)
get-item HKCU:\test\noslashes//////
## should error (and it errors)
get-item HKCU:\test\some/test/key
## should work (and it shows broken behavior)
get-item HKCU:\test\some/test/key/
## should error (and it 'works' by triming slashes)
get-item HKCU:\test\some/test/key////
## should work (and it errors)
get-item HKCU:\test\another//caveat/
Expected behavior
PS HKCU:\> ## should work (and works)
PS HKCU:\> get-item HKCU:\test\noslashes
Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\test
Name Property
---- --------
noslashes
PS HKCU:\> ## should error (and it 'works' by triming slashes)
PS HKCU:\> get-item HKCU:\test\noslashes//////
Get-Item: Cannot find path 'HKCU:\test\noslashes//////' because it does not exist.
PS HKCU:\> ## should error (and it errors)
PS HKCU:\> get-item HKCU:\test\some/test/key
Get-Item: Cannot find path 'HKCU:\test\some\test\key' because it does not exist.
PS HKCU:\> ## should work (and it shows broken behavior)
PS HKCU:\> get-item HKCU:\test\some/test/key/
Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\test
Name Property
---- --------
some/test/key/
PS HKCU:\> ## should error (and it 'works' by triming slashes)
PS HKCU:\> get-item HKCU:\test\some/test/key////
Get-Item: Cannot find path 'HKCU:\test\some/test/key////' because it does not exist.
PS HKCU:\> ## should work (and it errors)
PS HKCU:\> get-item HKCU:\test\another//caveat/
Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\test
Name Property
---- --------
another//caveat/
Actual behavior (ps 7.1.3)
PS HKCU:\> ## should work (and works)
PS HKCU:\> get-item HKCU:\test\noslashes
Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\test
Name Property
---- --------
noslashes
PS HKCU:\> ## should error (and it 'works' by triming slashes)
PS HKCU:\> get-item HKCU:\test\noslashes//////
Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\test
Name Property
---- --------
noslashes
PS HKCU:\> ## should error (and it errors)
PS HKCU:\> get-item HKCU:\test\some/test/key
Get-Item: Cannot find path 'HKCU:\test\some\test\key' because it does not exist.
PS HKCU:\> ## should work (and it shows broken behavior)
PS HKCU:\> get-item HKCU:\test\some/test/key/
Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\test
Name Property
---- --------
key
PS HKCU:\> ## should error (and it 'works' by triming slashes)
PS HKCU:\> get-item HKCU:\test\some/test/key////
Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\test
Name Property
---- --------
key
PS HKCU:\> ## should work (and it errors)
PS HKCU:\> get-item HKCU:\test\another//caveat/
Get-Item: Cannot find path 'HKCU:\test\another\caveat\' because it does not exist.
Environment data (ps 7.1.3)
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 7.1.3
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.1.3
OS Microsoft Windows 6.3.9600
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0.}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0