Create a temporary file with PowerShell

You can use a temporary file (ex: script, function, …) and then just clean up (delete) at the end once you don’t need that.
Instead of hardcoding a path for a temporary file, you can use the GetTempFileName method.

In PowerShell v5, there is a new cmdlet : New-TemporaryFile

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# Create

# PowerShell v4 (and earlier)
$tempFile = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()

# PowerShell v5
$tempFile = New-TemporaryFile

# Delete
Remove-Item -Path $tempFile
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