Invoke-WebRequest -OutFile "" strange behaviour on windows #19043
Description
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Steps to reproduce
Invoke-WebRequest "https://example.com" -Method GET -OutFile ''
--> No error, no outfile
Invoke-WebRequest "https://example.com" -Method GET -OutFile ' '
--> Error
Same behaviour in PS5 and PS7
Expected behavior
Both or none should throw an errorActual behavior
The two commands have different behavioursError details
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Environment data
Name Value
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PSVersion 7.3.2
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.3.2
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.19045
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0Visuals
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