Get-PowerShellModuleInstallPath

Returns the path to the directory where you can install custom modules.

Syntax

Get-PowerShellModuleInstallPath [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Custom modules should be installed under the Program Files directory. This function looks at the PSModulePath environment variable to find the install location under Program Files. If that path isn't part of the PSModulePath environment variable, returns the module path under $PSHOME. If that isn't part of the PSModulePath environment variable, an error is written and nothing is returned.

Get-PowerShellModuleInstallPath is new in Carbon 2.0.

Return Values

System.String.

EXAMPLE 1

Get-PowerShellModuleInstallPath

Demonstrates how to get the path where modules should be installed.