PowerShell/Scripts/create-symlink.ps1
2021-07-13 21:10:02 +02:00

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
create-symlink.ps1 [<symlink>] [<target>]
.DESCRIPTION
Creates a symbolic link file
.EXAMPLE
PS> .\create-symlink.ps1 C:\Temp\HDD C:\
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
#>
param($Symlink = "", $Target = "")
if ($Symlink -eq "" ) { $Symlink = read-host "Enter filename of symlink" }
if ($Target -eq "" ) { $Target = read-host "Enter path to target" }
try {
new-item -path "$Symlink" -itemType SymbolicLink -Value "$Target"
write-host -foregroundColor green "✔️ symlink $Symlink created (pointing to $Target)"
exit 0
} catch {
write-error "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}