Download file with PowerShell

Downloads and saves a file in the current working directory of PowerShell.

Can you use the previous working directory ($pwd) or change it to a fixed location: “C:\Download” or by first change the directory in PowerShell.
Examples of changing the directory:

$storageDir = $pwd

# or:

$storageDir = "C:\Downloads"

#or:

cd C:\Users\Teusje\Documents
$storageDir = $pwd

 

Below is the script to download a file via PowerShell. You can run it directly in PowerShell:

$storageDir = $pwd
$webclient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
$url = "http://teusje.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/giraffe-header1.png"
$file = "$storageDir\myNewFilename.jpg"
$webclient.DownloadFile($url,$file)

Have fun!

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