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[Creating hard and soft links using PowerShell] #weakshell #powershell #console #terminal #command

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	cmd /c mklink /d c:\path\to\symlink c:\target\directory
	cmd /c mklink c:\path\to\symlink c:\target\file

SteelBlueVision commented May 9, 2020 •

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/d creates a directory symbolic link
/h is a hard link
(/j is a junction)

MKLINK [[/D] | [/H] | [/J]] Link Target

    /D      Creates a directory symbolic link.  Default is a file
            symbolic link.
    /H      Creates a hard link instead of a symbolic link.
    /J      Creates a Directory Junction.
    Link    Specifies the new symbolic link name.
    Target  Specifies the path (relative or absolute) that the new link

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