PowerShell/Docs/cd-desktop.md

The cd-desktop.ps1 Script

This PowerShell script changes the working directory to the user's desktop folder.

Parameters

/home/mf/Repos/PowerShell/Scripts/cd-desktop.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> ./cd-desktop
📂/home/Markus/Desktop

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Source Code

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Sets the working directory to the user's desktop folder
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script changes the working directory to the user's desktop folder.
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./cd-desktop
	📂/home/Markus/Desktop
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

try {
	if ($IsLinux) {
		$Path = Resolve-Path "~/Desktop"
	} else {
		$Path = [Environment]::GetFolderPath('DesktopDirectory')
	}
	if (Test-Path "$Path" -pathType container) {
		Set-Location "$Path"
		"📂$Path"
		exit 0 # success
	}
	throw "User's desktop folder at 📂$Path doesn't exist (yet)"
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

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