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EXIT command not parsed in powershell using -Q

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In go-sqlcmd 1.6.0 the powershell script bellow, produces and error, this is output of variable $result:

Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Server ., Line 4
Incorrect syntax near ':'.

Running the same script using ODBC sqlcmd works properly.

$result = sqlcmd -b -X1 -E -W -h -1 -Q "
Select 2;

:EXIT(SELECT 200)"

echo $LASTEXITCODE
echo $result
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