Symlink support in PowerShell V5 *-Item cmdlets

example.ps1

### SYMBOLIC LINK FILES
# Create a new symbolic link file named MySymLinkFile.txt in C:\Temp which links to $pshome\profile.ps1
cd C:\Temp
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Name MySymLinkFile.txt -Target $pshome\profile.ps1  # File
# Target is an alias to the Value parameter

# Equivalent to above
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path C:\Temp -Name MySymLinkFile.txt -Value $pshome\profile.ps1

# Equivalent to above
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path C:\Temp\MySymLinkFile.txt -Value $pshome\profile.ps1

# Equivalent to above
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Name C:\Temp\MySymLinkFile.txt -Value $pshome\profile.ps1

### SYMBOLIC LINK DIRECTORIES
# Create a new symbolic link directory named MySymLinkDir in C:\Temp which links to the $pshome folder
# ItemType is the same for files and directories - autodetect based on specified target
cd C:\Temp
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Name MySymLinkDir -Target $pshome   # Directory
# Target is an alias to the Value parameter

# Similar to above, any combination of Path and Name also works
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path C:\Temp -Name MySymLinkDir -Value $pshome
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path C:\Temp\MySymLinkDir -Value $pshome
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Name C:\Temp\MySymLinkDir -Value $pshome

### HARD LINKS
New-Item -ItemType HardLink -Path C:\Temp -Name MyHardLinkFile.txt -Value $pshome\profile.ps1
# Same combinations of Path and Name allowed as described above

### DIRECTORY JUNCTIONS
New-Item -ItemType Junction -Path C:\Temp\MyJunctionDir -Value $pshome
# Same combinations of Path and Name allowed as described above

# GET-CHILDITEM
# Append link type column to Mode property and display with Get-ChildItem
# Use 'l' for all link types
# Increase the width of the Length column by 4 (from 10 to 14)
Get-ChildItem C:\Temp | sort LastWriteTime -Descending

    Directory: C:\Temp


Mode           LastWriteTime         Length Name
----           -------------         ------ ----
-a----   6/13/2014   3:00 PM             16 File.txt
-a----   6/13/2014   3:00 PM 98956046499840 My90TB.vhd
d-----   6/13/2014   3:00 PM                Directory
-a---l   6/13/2014   3:21 PM              0 MySymLinkFile.txt
d----l   6/13/2014   3:22 PM                MySymLinkDir
-a---l   6/13/2014   3:23 PM          23304 MyHardLinkFile.txt
d----l   6/13/2014   3:24 PM                MyJunctionDir


# New Target property
# Works with any link type
# Not displayed in the default table view
# Displayed in the default list view
# New LinkType property with values: SymbolicLink
Get-ChildItem C:\Temp\MySymLinkFile.txt | Format-List

    Directory: C:\Temp



Name           : MySymLinkFile.txt
Length         : 0
Mode           : -a---l
LinkType       : SymbolicLink
Target         : C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\profile.ps1
CreationTime   : 6/16/2014 3:21:01 PM
LastWriteTime  : 6/16/2014 3:21:01 PM
LastAccessTime : 6/16/2014 3:21:01 PM
VersionInfo    : File:             C:\Temp\MySymLinkFile.txt
                 InternalName:
                 OriginalFilename:
                 FileVersion:
                 FileDescription:
                 Product:
                 ProductVersion:
                 Debug:            False
                 Patched:          False
                 PreRelease:       False
                 PrivateBuild:     False
                 SpecialBuild:     False
                 Language:


# REMOVE-ITEM
# Works like any other item type 

# Removes MySymLinkFile.txt
Remove-Item C:\Temp\MySymLinkFile.txt 

# Returns an error as this is a reparse point.
Remove-Item C:\Temp\MySymLinkDir 

# Removes the files under the target directory and MySymLinkDir
Remove-Item C:\Temp\MySymLinkDir -Force