Structured archives, -Path parameter and piping

[rendmath]

It would be useful to specify under which conditions the files are "flattened" at the root of the archive vs. an archive with a directory structure inside. According to my tests, a structured archive is created only when the -Path parameter is used with a folder or wildcard path. I couldn't find a way to get a structured archive through piping.

Ideally, the cmdlet should take a -RootPath parameter to resolve the path of each file inside the archive, thereby allowing the creation of structured archives from a pipeline.

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[sdwheeler]

@rendmath The cmdlet is working as designed. We will update the docs to be more explicit about the behavior.

I agree that there is room for improvement with the Archive cmdlets. You can file a feature request at https://github.com/PowerShell/Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive/issues.