Get-Help doesn't work if code contains 🔧 #26068
Description
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Steps to reproduce
GitHub Copilot has produced the following code:
Write-Host "🔧 Generating version.h at $versionHeaderPath"
with that code in a .ps1 file, Get-Help fails:
Get-Help : Get-Help could not find .\generate_version.ps1 in a help file in this session. To download updated help topics type: "Update-Help". To get help online, search for the help
topic in the TechNet library at https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=107116.
At line:55 char:5
+ Get-Help @PSBoundParameters | more
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (:) [Get-Help], HelpNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : HelpNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetHelpCommand
Removing that character fixes the issue.
Here's such an offending file:
Expected behavior
NAME
C:\Development\ST\PVPAccessory\generate_version.ps1
SYNOPSIS
Generates version.h based on git tags and commit info.
SYNTAX
C:\Development\ST\PVPAccessory\generate_version.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
This script creates a version header file for the firmware using git metadata.
RELATED LINKS
REMARKS
To see the examples, type: "get-help C:\Development\ST\PVPAccessory\generate_version.ps1 -examples".
For more information, type: "get-help C:\Development\ST\PVPAccessory\generate_version.ps1 -detailed".
For technical information, type: "get-help C:\Development\ST\PVPAccessory\generate_version.ps1 -full".
-- More --Actual behavior
Get-Help : Get-Help could not find .\generate_version.ps1 in a help file in this session. To download updated help topics type: "Update-Help". To get help online, search for the help
topic in the TechNet library at https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=107116.
At line:55 char:5
+ Get-Help @PSBoundParameters | more
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (:) [Get-Help], HelpNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : HelpNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetHelpCommandError details
Environment data
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Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 7.5.3
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.5.3
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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