Script: *open-downloads-folder.ps1* ======================== This PowerShell script launches the File Explorer showing the user's downloads folder. Parameters ---------- ```powershell PS> ./open-downloads-folder.ps1 [] [] This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. ``` Example ------- ```powershell PS> ./open-downloads-folder ``` Notes ----- Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 Related Links ------------- https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell Script Content -------------- ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Opens the user's downloads folder .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script launches the File Explorer showing the user's downloads folder. .EXAMPLE PS> ./open-downloads-folder .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> try { if ($IsLinux) { $Path = Resolve-Path "$HOME/Downloads" } else { $Path = (New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application).NameSpace('shell:Downloads').Self.Path } if (-not(Test-Path "$Path" -pathType container)) { throw "Downloads folder at 📂$Path doesn't exist (yet)" } & "$PSScriptRoot/open-file-explorer.ps1" $Path exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 } ``` *(generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of open-downloads-folder.ps1 as of 05/19/2024 10:25:23)*