Added create-symlink.ps1

Data/scripts.csv

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ close-thunderbird.ps1, closes Mozilla Thunderbird gracefully
 close-vlc.ps1, closes the VLC media player gracefully
 close-windows-terminal.ps1, closes Windows Terminal gracefully
 configure-git.ps1, sets up the Git user configuration
+create-symlink.ps1, creates a symbolic link
 csv-to-text.ps1, converts the given CSV file into a text list
 daily-tasks.sh, execute PowerShell scripts automatically as daily tasks (Linux only)
 decrypt-file.ps1, decrypts the given file

README.md

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Table of Contents
 * [close-vlc.ps1](Scripts/close-vlc.ps1) - closes the VLC media player gracefully
 * [close-windows-terminal.ps1](Scripts/close-windows-terminal.ps1) - closes Windows Terminal gracefully
 * [configure-git.ps1](Scripts/configure-git.ps1) - sets up the Git user configuration
+* [create-symlink.ps1](Scripts/create-symlink.ps1) - creates a symbolic link
 * [csv-to-text.ps1](Scripts/csv-to-text.ps1) - converts the given CSV file into a text list
 * [daily-tasks.sh](Scripts/daily-tasks.sh) - execute PowerShell scripts automatically as daily tasks (Linux only)
 * [decrypt-file.ps1](Scripts/decrypt-file.ps1) - encrypts the given file

Scripts/create-symlink.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/powershell
+<#
+.SYNTAX         ./create-symlink.ps1 [<symlink>] [<target>]
+.DESCRIPTION	creates a symbolic link
+.LINK		https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES		Author:	Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
+#>
+
+param($Symlink = "", $Target = "")
+
+try {
+	if ($Symlink -eq "" ) {
+		$Symlink = read-host "Enter filename of symlink"
+	}
+	if ($Target -eq "" ) {
+		$Target = read-host "Enter path to target"
+	}
+
+	new-item -path "$Symlink" -itemType SymbolicLink -Value "$Target"
+
+	write-host -foregroundColor green "Done."
+	exit 0
+} catch {
+	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}