From 72b8c58768d2ed9f7653460d95bbe5867dc45984 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Markus Fleschutz <markus.fleschutz@atcsim.de>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:26:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Updated new-junction.ps1

---
 scripts/new-junction.ps1 | 22 +++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/new-junction.ps1 b/scripts/new-junction.ps1
index 0bacc7f5..17262529 100755
--- a/scripts/new-junction.ps1
+++ b/scripts/new-junction.ps1
@@ -2,30 +2,30 @@
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Create a junction
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script creates a new junction, linking to a target.
+	This PowerShell script creates a new junction, linking to a target folder. The target folder can reside on another disk.
 .PARAMETER junction
-	Specifies the file path to the new junction
-.PARAMETER target
-	Specifies the file path to the target
+	Specifies the path and filename of the new junction
+.PARAMETER targetDir
+	Specifies the path to the target directory
 .EXAMPLE
-	PS> ./new-junction.ps1 D:\Win10 C:\Windows
-	✅ Created new junction 'D:\Windows' linking to: C:\Windows
+	PS> ./new-junction.ps1 C:\User\Joe\D_drive D:
+	✅ Created a new junction 'C:\User\Joe\D_drive', linking to 📂D:
 .LINK
 	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES
 	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
 #>
 
-param([string]$junction = "", [string]$target = "")
+param([string]$junction = "", [string]$targetDir = "")
 
 try {
-	if ($junction -eq "" ) { $symlink = Read-Host "Enter new junction filename" }
-	if ($target -eq "" ) { $target = Read-Host "Enter path to target" }
+	if ($junction -eq "" ) { $symlink = Read-Host "Enter path and filename of the new junction" }
+	if ($targetDir -eq "" ) { $target = Read-Host "Enter the path to the target directory" }
 
-	New-Item -path "$symlink" -itemType Junction -value "$target"
+	New-Item -path "$symlink" -itemType Junction -value "$targetDir"
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { throw "Command 'New-Item' has failed" }
 
-	"✅ Created new junction '$symlink' linking to: $target"
+	"✅ Created a new junction '$symlink', linking to 📂$targetDir"
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"