Question

So i normally use this syntax to create as symbolic link from powershell.

PS C:\> cmd /c mklink LinkName TargetFolder

However there I’m getting this error when I’m trying to create a symlink with a
semicolon in it.

PS C:\> cmd /c mklink "link;name" "C:\Folder\file;name"
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

If I call it from the cmd application it works fine

C:\>mklink "link;name" "C:\Folder\file;name"
symbolic link created for link;name <<===>> C:\Folder\file;name

Echo args also seems to be working fine when called from cmd via powershell

PS C:\> cmd /c echoargs "link;name" "C:\Folder\file;name"
Arg 0 is <link;name>
Arg 1 is <C:\Folder\file;name>

So why am I not able to create that symlink from powershell. That syntax works with every other legal character, even unicode. Any help would be much appreciated.

Answer 1

Try this:

cmd /c 'mklink "link;name" "C:\Folder\file;name"'