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Steps to reproduce

The -Property parameter (conveniently) interprets its arguments as wildcard expressions, so that 'foo' | Select-Object Len* select the .Length property, for instance.

While perhaps a rare scenario, user may want to select properties that literally contain a * character (see this Stack Overflow question for an example).

While escaping the * as `* is effective in bypassing the wildcard matching, the ` char. is inappropriately retained as part of the resulting property name.

Note:

• If there's a performance concern with respect to correcting this behavior, the pitfall should at least be documented.

• The workaround is to use a calculated property (see linked Stack Overflow post).

'foo' | Select Len*, 'Bar`*'

Expected behavior

Length Bar*
------ -----
     3

Actual behavior

Length Bar`*
------ -----
     3 

That is, the ` was unexpectedly retained as part of the property name.

Error details

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Environment data

PowerShell Core 7.3.0-preview.3

Visuals

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