diff --git a/aspnetcore/includes/scaffold-identity/id-scaffold-dlg-auth.md b/aspnetcore/includes/scaffold-identity/id-scaffold-dlg-auth.md
index df037be9a4c2..a10d3c7314b9 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/includes/scaffold-identity/id-scaffold-dlg-auth.md
+++ b/aspnetcore/includes/scaffold-identity/id-scaffold-dlg-auth.md
@@ -46,4 +46,9 @@ In the project folder, run the Identity scaffolder with the options you want. Fo
 dotnet aspnet-codegenerator identity -dc MyWeb.Data.ApplicationDbContext --files Account.Register
 ```
 
+Powershell uses semicolon as a command separator. When using powershell, escape the semi-colons in the file list or put the file list in double quotes. For example:
+
+```cli
+dotnet aspnet-codegenerator identity -dc MyWeb.Data.ApplicationDbContext --files "Account.Register;Account.Login;Account.Logout"
+```
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