From 9e1156e90e7dc48f7bf4d41398234dc9a62a548f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Markus Fleschutz <markus.fleschutz@atcsim.de>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:06:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Added new-junction.ps1

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 scripts/new-junction.ps1 | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 scripts/new-junction.ps1

diff --git a/scripts/new-junction.ps1 b/scripts/new-junction.ps1
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+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Create a junction
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script creates a new junction, linking to a target.
+.PARAMETER junction
+	Specifies the file path to the new junction
+.PARAMETER target
+	Specifies the file path to the target
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./new-junction.ps1 D:\Win10 C:\Windows
+	✅ Created new junction 'D:\Windows' linking to: C:\Windows
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+param([string]$junction = "", [string]$target = "")
+
+try {
+	if ($junction -eq "" ) { $symlink = Read-Host "Enter new junction filename" }
+	if ($target -eq "" ) { $target = Read-Host "Enter path to target" }
+
+	New-Item -path "$symlink" -itemType Junction -value "$target"
+	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Command 'New-Item' has failed" }
+
+	"✅ Created new junction '$symlink' linking to: $target"
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}