PowerShell/scripts/new-junction.ps1
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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Create a junction
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script creates a new junction, linking to a target.
.PARAMETER junction
Specifies the file path to the new junction
.PARAMETER target
Specifies the file path to the target
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./new-junction.ps1 D:\Win10 C:\Windows
✅ Created new junction 'D:\Windows' linking to: C:\Windows
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$junction = "", [string]$target = "")
try {
if ($junction -eq "" ) { $symlink = Read-Host "Enter new junction filename" }
if ($target -eq "" ) { $target = Read-Host "Enter path to target" }
New-Item -path "$symlink" -itemType Junction -value "$target"
if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Command 'New-Item' has failed" }
"✅ Created new junction '$symlink' linking to: $target"
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}