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The open-downloads-folder.ps1 Script

This PowerShell script launches the File Explorer showing the user's downloads folder.

Parameters

open-downloads-folder.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]

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

Example

PS> ./open-downloads-folder

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Source Code

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

try {
	if ($IsLinux) {
		$Path = Resolve-Path "$HOME/Downloads"
	} else {
		$Path = (New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application).NameSpace('shell:Downloads').Self.Path
	}
	if (-not(Test-Path "$Path" -pathType container)) {
		throw "Downloads 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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