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Create a file called Valid[File].txt and stick some text in it. Start powershell and go to the directory.
gc Valid[File].txtshould display the value in the file. It returns blank. If you use tab auto-completion it escapes the name:
gc ‘Valid[File].txt’ but still returns nothing.
How do I reference files with brackets in their names?
Turns out the key was
-literalpath. For details see this technet article