Unable to run this particular shell script

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I wanted to run this particular command. When I ran it as a batch script for Windows:

powershell -command "&{Start-Process -filepath 'cmd' -argumentlist '/c cmd.exe' -verb runas}"

It runs just fine. But when I tried to do the same thing for Rust:

use std::process::Command;

fn main()
{
    // powershell -command "&{Start-Process -filepath 'cmd' -argumentlist '/c cmd.exe' -verb runas}"

    let test = Command::new("cmd.exe")
    .arg("/c")
    .arg("powershell")
    .arg(r#"-command "&{Start-Process -filepath 'cmd' -argumentlist '/c cmd.exe' -verb runas}""#)
    .output()
    .unwrap();

    println!("{:?}", test);
}

It fails and I get this stderr.

Output { status: ExitStatus(ExitStatus(1)), stdout: "", stderr: "The string is missing the terminator: \".\r\n    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException\r\n    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : TerminatorExpectedAtEndOfString\r\n \r\n\'{Start-Process\' is not recognized as an internal or external command,\r\noperable program or batch file.\r\n" }

Any idea how to solve this?

2

AFAIK, cmd /c receives one argument - the full command line, not two. However, I'm not sure why do you need it in the first place, since powershell should be available to run directly.

3

What would be the correct command to execute for this entire line?

I am trying to write a Rust application and part of it would require this specific command.

4

The exact line you had in batch script.

I mean, why can't you use Command::new("powershell.exe")?

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5

Ah right.

Oh, why didn't I think of that.

Edit: Seems to work now, thanks mate :slight_smile:

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