PowerShell/Docs/open-temporary-folder.md

open-temporary-folder.ps1

open-temporary-folder.ps1

Parameters

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

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Opens the temporary folder
.DESCRIPTION
	This script launches the File Explorer showing the temporary folder.
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./open-temporary-folder
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

function GetTempDir {
	if ("$env:TEMP" -ne "")	{ return "$env:TEMP" }
	if ("$env:TMP" -ne "")	{ return "$env:TMP" }
	if ($IsLinux) { return "/tmp" }
	return "C:\Temp"
}

try {
	$Path = GetTempDir
	if (-not(test-path "$Path" -pathType container)) {
		throw "Temporary 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
}

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