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103 lines
2.9 KiB
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The *check-symlinks.ps1* Script
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===========================
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This PowerShell script checks all symbolic links in a directory tree. It returns the number of broken symlinks as exit value.
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Parameters
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----------
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```powershell
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/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/check-symlinks.ps1 [[-Folder] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
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-Folder <String>
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Specifies the path to the folder
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Required? false
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Position? 1
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Default value
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Accept pipeline input? false
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Aliases
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Accept wildcard characters? false
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[<CommonParameters>]
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This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
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WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
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```
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Example
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-------
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```powershell
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PS> ./check-symlinks D:\
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⏳ Please wait while checking symlinks at: 📂D:\ ...
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✅ Found 0 broken symlinks at 📂D:\ in 60s.
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```
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Notes
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-----
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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Script Content
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```powershell
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<#
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.SYNOPSIS
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Checks all symlinks in a folder
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.DESCRIPTION
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This PowerShell script checks all symbolic links in a directory tree. It returns the number of broken symlinks as exit value.
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.PARAMETER folder
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Specifies the path to the folder
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.EXAMPLE
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PS> ./check-symlinks D:\
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⏳ Please wait while checking symlinks at: 📂D:\ ...
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✅ Found 0 broken symlinks at 📂D:\ in 60s.
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.LINK
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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.NOTES
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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#>
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param([string]$Folder = "")
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try {
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if ($Folder -eq "" ) { $Folder = Read-Host "Enter the path to the folder" }
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$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
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$fullPath = Resolve-Path "$Folder"
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"⏳ Please wait while checking symlinks at 📂$fullPath ..."
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[int]$numTotal = [int]$numBroken = 0
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Get-ChildItem $fullPath -recurse | Where { $_.Attributes -match "ReparsePoint" } | ForEach-Object {
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$Symlink = $_.FullName
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$Target = ($_ | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Target -ErrorAction Ignore)
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if ($Target) {
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$path = $_.FullName + "\..\" + ($_ | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Target)
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$item = Get-Item $path -ErrorAction Ignore
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if (!$item) {
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$numBroken++
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"Broken symlink #$($numBroken) at $Symlink linking to: $Target"
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}
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}
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$numTotal++
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}
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[int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
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if ($numTotal -eq 0) {
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"✅ No symlink found at 📂$fullPath in $($elapsed)s."
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} elseif ($numBroken -eq 1) {
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"✅ Found $numBroken broken symlink at 📂$fullPath in $($elapsed)s ($numTotal symlinks in total)."
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} else {
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"✅ Found $numBroken broken symlinks at 📂$fullPath in $($elapsed)s ($numTotal symlinks in total)."
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}
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exit $numBroken
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} catch {
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"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
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exit 1
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}
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```
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*(page generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 as of 05/12/2025 22:02:53)*
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