PowerShell/Docs/change-wallpaper.md
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## The PowerShell Script **change-wallpaper.ps1**
This PowerShell script downloads a random photo from Unsplash and sets it as desktop background.
## Parameters
```powershell
change-wallpaper.ps1 [[-Category] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-Category <String>
Specifies the photo category (beach, city, ...)
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
```powershell
PS> ./change-wallpaper
```
## Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
## Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
## Source Code
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Changes the wallpaper
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script downloads a random photo from Unsplash and sets it as desktop background.
.PARAMETER Category
Specifies the photo category (beach, city, ...)
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./change-wallpaper
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$Category = "")
function GetTempDir {
if ("$env:TEMP" -ne "") { return "$env:TEMP" }
if ("$env:TMP" -ne "") { return "$env:TMP" }
if ($IsLinux) { return "/tmp" }
return "C:\Temp"
}
try {
& "$PSScriptRoot/give-reply.ps1" "Just a second..."
$Path = "$(GetTempDir)/next_wallpaper.jpg"
& wget -O $Path "https://source.unsplash.com/3840x2160?$Category"
if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Download failed" }
& "$PSScriptRoot/set-wallpaper.ps1" -ImageFile "$Path"
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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