<# .SYNOPSIS Sets the working directory to the user's downloads folder .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script changes the working directory to the user's downloads folder. .EXAMPLE PS> ./cd-downloads 📂C:\Users\Markus\Downloads .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> try { if ($IsLinux) { $path = Resolve-Path "~/Downloads" } else { $path = (New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application).NameSpace('shell:Downloads').Self.Path } if (-not(Test-Path "$path" -pathType container)) { throw "User's downloads folder at 📂$path doesn't exist (yet)" } Set-Location "$path" $files = Get-ChildItem $path -attributes !Directory $folders = Get-ChildItem $path -attributes Directory "📂$path (has $($files.Count) files and $($folders.Count) folders)" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }