PowerShell/Docs/cd-downloads.md

cd-downloads.ps1

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

Parameters

PS> ./cd-downloads.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]

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

Example

PS> ./cd-downloads
📂C:\Users\Markus\Downloads

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.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 {
		$Path = (New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application).NameSpace('shell:Downloads').Self.Path
	}
	if (Test-Path "$Path" -pathType container) {
		Set-Location "$Path"
		"📂$Path"
		exit 0 # success
	}
	throw "User's downloads folder at 📂$Path doesn't exist (yet)"
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

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