steps: - powershell: | $dirSeparatorChar = [system.io.path]::DirectorySeparatorChar $nativePath = "${dirSeparatorChar}PowerShell" Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=PowerShellRoot]$nativePath" if ((Test-Path "$nativePath")) { Remove-Item -Path "$nativePath" -Force -Recurse -Verbose -ErrorAction ignore } else { Write-Verbose -Verbose -Message "No cleanup required." } git clone --quiet $env:REPOROOT $nativePath displayName: Clone PowerShell Repo to /PowerShell errorActionPreference: silentlycontinue