PowerShell/Docs/open-file-explorer.md

open-file-explorer.ps1

This PowerShell script launches the File Explorer.

Parameters

PS> ./open-file-explorer.ps1 [[-Path] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-Path <String>
    Specifies the path to the folder to display
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

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

Example

PS> ./open-file-explorer

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Launches the File Explorer
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script launches the File Explorer.
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./open-file-explorer
.PARAMETER Path
	Specifies the path to the folder to display 
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([string]$Path = "")

try {
	if ("$Path" -ne "") {
		start-process explorer.exe "$Path"
	} else {
		start-process explorer.exe
	}
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

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