PowerShell/docs/new-symlink.md

Script: new-symlink.ps1

This PowerShell script creates a new symbolic link file.

Parameters

PS> ./new-symlink.ps1 [[-symlink] <String>] [[-target] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-symlink <String>
    Specifies the new symlink filename
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

-target <String>
    Specifies the path to target
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    2
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> ./new-symlink.ps1 C:\Temp\HDD C:\

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Creates a new symbolic link file
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script creates a new symbolic link file.
.PARAMETER symlink
	Specifies the new symlink filename
.PARAMETER target
	Specifies the path to target
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./new-symlink.ps1 C:\Temp\HDD C:\
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([string]$symlink = "", [string]$target = "")

try {
	if ($symlink -eq "" ) { $symlink = read-host "Enter new symlink filename" }
	if ($target -eq "" ) { $target = read-host "Enter path to target" }

	new-item -path "$symlink" -itemType SymbolicLink -Value "$target"

	"✔️ created new symlink $symlink ⭢ $target"
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

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