52 lines
1.6 KiB
PowerShell
52 lines
1.6 KiB
PowerShell
Function New-Symlink {
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<#
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.SYNOPSIS
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Create a new symlink. This function is to make my life as a SRE or developer a lot easier.
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.PARAMETER ActualFilePath
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[string] The place where the file is actually at
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.PARAMETER TargetFilePath
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[string] The place where the file should appear to be
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.PARAMETER TargetName
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[string] The name to use for the target. If not supplied, will match the filename or folder name of the ActualFilePath (Path)
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#>
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[CmdletBinding()]
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Param(
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[Alias("Path")]
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[Alias("Source")]
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[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
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[string]$ActualFilePath,
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[Alias("Destination")]
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[Alias("Target")]
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[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
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[string]$TargetFilePath,
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[Alias("Name")]
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[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
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[string]$TargetName
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)
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$loglead = (Get-LogLeadName)
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$ActualFilePath = Resolve-Path $ActualFilePath
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if (!(Test-Path $ActualFilePath)) {
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Write-Warning "$logLead : The requested path to be linked doesn't actually exist on disk [$ActualFilePath]"
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return
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}
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$actualLeaf = (Split-Path $ActualFilePath -Leaf)
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$targetLeaf = (Split-Path $TargetFilePath -Leaf)
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$leafNamesMatch = $actualLeaf -eq $targetLeaf
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if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($TargetName) -and !$leafNamesMatch) {
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$TargetName = $actualLeaf
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}
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Write-Host "$logLead : New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path $TargetFilePath -Value $ActualFilePath -Name $TargetName -Force"
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(New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path $TargetFilePath -Value $ActualFilePath -Name $TargetName -Force) | Out-Null
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} |