Create a temporary directory in PowerShell?

Question

PowerShell 5 introduces the New-TemporaryFile cmdlet, which is handy. How can I do the same thing but instead of a file create a directory? Is there a New-TemporaryDirec

Answer 1

Expanding from Michael Kropat's answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/34559554/8083582

Function New-TemporaryDirectory {
  $tempDirectoryBase = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath();
  $newTempDirPath = [String]::Empty;
  Do {
    [string] $name = [System.Guid]::NewGuid();
    $newTempDirPath = (Join-Path $tempDirectoryBase $name);
  } While (Test-Path $newTempDirPath);

  New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $newTempDirPath;
  Return $newTempDirPath;
}

This should eliminate any issues with collisions.