#!/usr/bin/pwsh <# .SYNTAX create-shortcut.ps1 [] [] [] .DESCRIPTION creates a new shortcut .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0 #> param($Shortcut = "", $Target = "", $Description) if ($Shortcut -eq "" ) { $Shortcut = read-host "Enter filename of shortcut" } if ($Target -eq "" ) { $Target = read-host "Enter path to target" } if ($Description -eq "" ) { $Description = read-host "Enter description" } try { $sh = new-object -ComObject WScript.Shell $shortcut = $sh.CreateShortcut("$Shortcut.lnk") $shortcut.TargetPath = "$Target" $shortcut.WindowStyle = "1" $shortcut.IconLocation = "C:\Windows\System32\SHELL32.dll, 3" $shortcut.Description = "$Description" $shortcut.save() write-host -foregroundColor green "Done." exit 0 } catch { write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }