April 27th, 2015

PowerTip: Find User's Home Directory in PowerShell

Doctor Scripto
Scripter

Summary: Find the path to the current user's home directory in Windows PowerShell.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I easily find the current user's home directory for a script I am writing?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the $home automatic variable:

PS C:\> $HOME

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