Get-TemporaryFolder

SYNOPSIS

Returns the path of the current user's temporary folder.

SYNTAX

Get-TemporaryFolder [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Returns the path of the current user's temporary folder.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-TemporaryFolder

Returns the current user temporary folder on the current operating system.

PARAMETERS

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

System.String

NOTES

This is the same as doing the following

• Windows: $env:TEMP
• macOS: $env:TMPDIR
• Linux: /tmp/

Examples of what the command returns:

• Windows: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\
• macOS: /var/folders/6x/thq2xce46bc84lr66fih2p5h0000gn/T/
• Linux: /tmp/

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