From 3f0ddc41a0b61b9392b62be0e7182e5c8584c0ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Markus Fleschutz <markus.fleschutz@atcsim.de>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:58:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Updated check-symlinks.ps1 and sync-dir.ps1

---
 scripts/check-symlinks.ps1 | 43 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 scripts/sync-dir.ps1       |  3 ++-
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/check-symlinks.ps1 b/scripts/check-symlinks.ps1
index 2a734e4d..42111f08 100755
--- a/scripts/check-symlinks.ps1
+++ b/scripts/check-symlinks.ps1
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Checks symlinks in a folder
+	Checks all symlinks in a folder
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script checks every symbolic link in a folder (including subfolders).
-	It returns the number of broken symlinks as exit value.
+	This PowerShell script checks all symbolic links in a directory tree. It returns the number of broken symlinks as exit value.
 .PARAMETER folder
 	Specifies the path to the folder
 .EXAMPLE
-	PS> ./check-symlinks C:\Users
-	⏳ Checking symlinks at 📂C:\Users including subfolders...
-	✅ Found 0 broken symlinks at 📂C:\Users in 60 sec
+	PS> ./check-symlinks D:\
+	⏳ Please wait while checking symlinks at: 📂D:\ ...
+	✅ Found 0 broken symlinks at 📂D:\ in 60s.
 .LINK
 	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES
@@ -19,36 +18,36 @@
 param([string]$Folder = "")
 
 try {
-	if ($Folder -eq "" ) { $Folder = read-host "Enter the path to the folder" }
+	if ($Folder -eq "" ) { $Folder = Read-Host "Enter the path to the folder" }
 
-	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
-	$FullPath = Resolve-Path "$Folder"
-	"⏳ Checking symlinks at 📂$FullPath including subfolders..."
+	$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
+	$fullPath = Resolve-Path "$Folder"
+	"⏳ Please wait while checking symlinks at 📂$fullPath ..."
 
-	[int]$NumTotal = [int]$NumBroken = 0
-	Get-ChildItem $FullPath -recurse  | Where { $_.Attributes -match "ReparsePoint" } | ForEach-Object {
+	[int]$numTotal = [int]$numBroken = 0
+	Get-ChildItem $fullPath -recurse  | Where { $_.Attributes -match "ReparsePoint" } | ForEach-Object {
 		$Symlink = $_.FullName
 		$Target = ($_ | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Target -ErrorAction Ignore)
 		if ($Target) {
 			$path = $_.FullName + "\..\" + ($_ | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Target)
 			$item = Get-Item $path -ErrorAction Ignore
 			if (!$item) {
-				$NumBroken++
-				"Symlink $Symlink to: $Target seems broken (#$NumBroken)"
+				$numBroken++
+				"Broken symlink #$($numBroken) at $Symlink linking to: $Target"
 			}
 		}
-		$NumTotal++
+		$numTotal++
 	}
 
-	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
-	if ($NumTotal -eq 0) {
-		"✅ No symlink found at 📂$FullPath in $Elapsed sec" 
-	} elseif ($NumBroken -eq 1) {
-		"✅ Found $NumBroken broken symlink at 📂$FullPath in $Elapsed sec"
+	[int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
+	if ($numTotal -eq 0) {
+		"✅ No symlink found at 📂$fullPath in $($elapsed)s." 
+	} elseif ($numBroken -eq 1) {
+		"✅ Found $numBroken broken symlink at 📂$fullPath in $($elapsed)s ($numTotal symlinks in total)."
 	} else {
-		"✅ Found $NumBroken broken symlinks at 📂$FullPath in $Elapsed sec"
+		"✅ Found $numBroken broken symlinks at 📂$fullPath in $($elapsed)s ($numTotal symlinks in total)."
 	}
-	exit $NumBroken
+	exit $numBroken
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
diff --git a/scripts/sync-dir.ps1 b/scripts/sync-dir.ps1
index 0848eb90..b8af162e 100755
--- a/scripts/sync-dir.ps1
+++ b/scripts/sync-dir.ps1
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ try {
 	$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
 
 	"⏳ Please wait while syncing content from 📂$sourcePath to 📂$targetPath ..."
-	& robocopy.exe $sourcePath $targetPath /MIR /FFT /NJH /NDL /NFL /NP /NS
+	& robocopy.exe $sourcePath $targetPath /MIR /SL /FFT /NJH /NDL /NFL /NP /NS
 	#
 	# /MIR = mirror a directory tree
+	# /SL  = copy Symbolic Links as links instead of as the link targets
 	# /FFT = assume FAT file times (2-second granularity)
 	# /NJH = no job header
 	# /NDL = no directory list (don't log directory names)