Improve the cd-*.ps1 scripts

Data/scripts.csv

@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ cd-pics.ps1, go to the user's pictures folder
 cd-repos.ps1, go to the user's Git repositories folder
 cd-root.ps1, go to the root directory (C: on Windows)
 cd-scripts.ps1, go to the PowerShell Scripts folder
-cd-up.ps1, go one or multiple directories up
+cd-up.ps1, go one directory level up
+cd-up2.ps1, go two directory levels up
+cd-up3.ps1, go three directory levels up
+cd-up4.ps1, go four directory levels up
 cd-videos.ps1, go to the user's videos folder
 check-cpu-temp.ps1, checks the CPU temperature
 check-dns-resolution.ps1, checks the DNS resolution with frequently used domain names

README.md

@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ Mega Collection of PowerShell Scripts
 * [cd-repos.ps1](Scripts/cd-repos.ps1) - go to the user's Git repositories folder
 * [cd-root.ps1](Scripts/cd-root.ps1) - go to the root directory (C:\ on Windows)
 * [cd-scripts.ps1](Scripts/cd-scripts.ps1) - go to the PowerShell Scripts folder
-* [cd-up.ps1](Scripts/cd-up.ps1) - go one or multiple directories up
+* [cd-up.ps1](Scripts/cd-up.ps1) - go one directory level up
+* [cd-up2.ps1](Scripts/cd-up2.ps1) - go two directory levels up
+* [cd-up3.ps1](Scripts/cd-up3.ps1) - go three directory levels up
+* [cd-up4.ps1](Scripts/cd-up4.ps1) - go four directory levels up
 * [cd-videos.ps1](Scripts/cd-videos.ps1) - go to the user's videos folder
 * [check-symlinks.ps1](Scripts/check-symlinks.ps1) - checks every symlink in the given directory tree
 * [check-xml-file.ps1](Scripts/check-xml-file.ps1) - checks the given XML file for validity

Scripts/cd-desktop.ps1

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       cd-desktop.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  go to the user's desktop folder
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
 $TargetDir = resolve-path "$HOME/Desktop"
+if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -container leaf)) {
+	write-warning "Sorry, directory 📂$TargetDir is missing"
+	exit 1
+}
 set-location "$TargetDir"
 "📂$TargetDir"
 exit 0
-} catch {
-	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}

Scripts/cd-docs.ps1

@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
 $TargetDir = resolve-path "$HOME/Documents"
+if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -container leaf)) {
+	write-warning "Sorry, directory 📂$TargetDir is missing"
+	exit 1
+}
 set-location "$TargetDir"
 "📂$TargetDir"
 exit 0
-} catch {
-	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}

Scripts/cd-downloads.ps1

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       cd-downloads.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  go to the user's downloads folder
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
 $TargetDir = resolve-path "$HOME/Downloads"
+if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -container leaf)) {
+	write-warning "Sorry, directory 📂$TargetDir is missing"
+	exit 1
+}
 set-location "$TargetDir"
 "📂$TargetDir"
 exit 0
-} catch {
-	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}

Scripts/cd-dropbox.ps1

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       cd-dropbox.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  go to the user's Dropbox folder
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
 $TargetDir = resolve-path "$HOME/Dropbox"
+if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -container leaf)) {
+	write-warning "Sorry, directory 📂$TargetDir is missing"
+	exit 1
+}
 set-location "$TargetDir"
 "📂$TargetDir"
 exit 0
-} catch {
-	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}

Scripts/cd-home.ps1

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       cd-home.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  go to the user's home folder
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
 $TargetDir = resolve-path "$HOME"
+if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -container leaf)) {
+	write-warning "Sorry, directory 📂$TargetDir is missing"
+	exit 1
+}
 set-location "$TargetDir"
 "📂$TargetDir"
 exit 0
-} catch {
-	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}

Scripts/cd-music.ps1

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       cd-music.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  go to the user's music folder
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
 $TargetDir = resolve-path "$HOME/Music"
+if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -container leaf)) {
+	write-warning "Sorry, directory 📂$TargetDir is missing"
+	exit 1
+}
 set-location "$TargetDir"
 "📂$TargetDir"
 exit 0
-} catch {
-	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}

Scripts/cd-onedrive.ps1

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       cd-onedrive.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  go to the user's OneDrive folder
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
 $TargetDir = resolve-path "$HOME/OneDrive"
+if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -container leaf)) {
+	write-warning "Sorry, directory 📂$TargetDir is missing"
+	exit 1
+}
 set-location "$TargetDir"
 "📂$TargetDir"
 exit 0
-} catch {
-	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}

Scripts/cd-pics.ps1

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       cd-pics.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  go to the user's pictures folder 
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
 $TargetDir = resolve-path "$HOME/Pictures"
+if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -container leaf)) {
+	write-warning "Sorry, directory 📂$TargetDir is missing"
+	exit 1
+}
 set-location "$TargetDir"
 "📂$TargetDir"
 exit 0
-} catch {
-	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}

Scripts/cd-repos.ps1

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       cd-repos.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  go to the user's Git repositories folder
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
 $TargetDir = resolve-path "$HOME/Repos"
+if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -container leaf)) {
+	write-warning "Sorry, directory 📂$TargetDir is missing"
+	exit 1
+}
 set-location "$TargetDir"
 "📂$TargetDir"
 exit 0
-} catch {
-	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}

Scripts/cd-root.ps1

@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       cd-root.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  go to the root directory (C: on Windows)
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
 if ($IsLinux) {
 	$TargetDir = resolve-path "/"
 } else {
 	$TargetDir = resolve-path "C:/"
 }
+if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -container leaf)) {
+	write-warning "Sorry, directory 📂$TargetDir is missing"
+	exit 1
+}
 set-location "$TargetDir"
 "📂$TargetDir"
 exit 0
-} catch {
-	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}

Scripts/cd-scripts.ps1

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       cd-scripts.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  go to the PowerShell Scripts folder
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
 $TargetDir = resolve-path "$PSScriptRoot"
+if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -container leaf)) {
+	write-warning "Sorry, directory 📂$TargetDir is missing"
+	exit 1
+}
 set-location "$TargetDir"
 "📂$TargetDir"
 exit 0
-} catch {
-	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}

Scripts/cd-up.ps1

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       cd-up.ps1
-.DESCRIPTION  go one directory up
+.DESCRIPTION  go one directory level up
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
 $TargetDir = resolve-path ".."
+if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -container leaf)) {
+	write-warning "Sorry, directory 📂$TargetDir is missing"
+	exit 1
+}
 set-location "$TargetDir"
 "📂$TargetDir"
 exit 0
-} catch {
-	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}

Scripts/cd-up2.ps1

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       cd-up2.ps1
-.DESCRIPTION  go two directories up
+.DESCRIPTION  go two directory levels up
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
 $TargetDir = resolve-path "../.."
+if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -container leaf)) {
+	write-warning "Sorry, directory 📂$TargetDir is missing"
+	exit 1
+}
 set-location "$TargetDir"
 "📂$TargetDir"
 exit 0
-} catch {
-	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}

Scripts/cd-up3.ps1

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       cd-up3.ps1
-.DESCRIPTION  go three directories up
+.DESCRIPTION  go three directory levels up
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
 $TargetDir = resolve-path "../../.."
+if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -container leaf)) {
+	write-warning "Sorry, directory 📂$TargetDir is missing"
+	exit 1
+}
 set-location "$TargetDir"
 "📂$TargetDir"
 exit 0
-} catch {
-	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}

Scripts/cd-up4.ps1

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       cd-up4.ps1
-.DESCRIPTION  go four directories up
+.DESCRIPTION  go four directory levels up
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
 $TargetDir = resolve-path "../../../.."
+if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -container leaf)) {
+	write-warning "Sorry, directory 📂$TargetDir is missing"
+	exit 1
+}
 set-location "$TargetDir"
 "📂$TargetDir"
 exit 0
-} catch {
-	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}

Scripts/cd-videos.ps1

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       cd-videos.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  go to the user's videos folder 
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
 $TargetDir = resolve-path "$HOME/Videos"
+if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -container leaf)) {
+	write-warning "Sorry, directory 📂$TargetDir is missing"
+	exit 1
+}
 set-location "$TargetDir"
 "📂$TargetDir"
 exit 0
-} catch {
-	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}