Windows 10: How to create a symbolic link in command line and safe start in directory

Hello,Simple question complicated task. When dragging and dropping in Windows and clicking "Create Shortcut here", it creates shortcut and saves "Start in" original directory for that bat file.mklink command line does not have that option.Is that possible?thanks in advance.

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GPU-Z what command line parameter ?

Suggestion: /? (-?) and /help (-help) command-line arguments to show a list of all possible arguments in a small window. *Smile

 

How to create a Symbolic Link on Windows 10?

How do I create junctions or directory symbolic links in Windows 10?

Note: For reference, the link in the question refers to the following commands.

Create a junction:

Create a directory symbolic link:

You can use either mklink /j or junction in Windows 10 to create junctions.

You can use mklink /d in Windows 10 to create directory symbolic links.

Notes:

• junction can also list junctions and determine if a file is a junction unlike mklink.
  
• mklink is an internal command only available within a cmd shell.
  
• By default Administrator privileges are required to create symbolic links.
  
  It can also be granted to other users. The security setting "Create symbolic links" can be granted at:
  
  

Examples

Using mklink to create a directory symbolic link:

Using mklink to create a junction:

Using junction to create a junction:

It seems like the junction command has been retired in Windows 10.

You can download junction from Windows SysInternals (which is part of Microsoft):

Further Reading

• An A-Z Index of the Windows CMD command line - An excellent reference for all things Windows cmd line related.
  
• mklink - Create a symbolic link to a directory or a file, or create a hard file link or directory junction.
  

 

Exclude folder form Symbolic link ?

Xcopy and Robocopy are not third party apps - they are Windows 10 command line utilities, presumably being used here to make backup copies of user files. I wrote my own .bat file using Robocopy that does full or incremental backups of my user folder to an external or network drive of my choice. I very soon learned the perils of Robocopy and symbolic links...
The dangers of robocopy and symbolic links

The switch I had to use for Robocopy is:
/XJD :: eXclude Junction points for Directories.

This one may be of use to @JerometheGiraff:
/SL :: copy symbolic links versus the target.

You could try combining that with...
/XD dirs [dirs]... :: eXclude Directories matching given names/paths.
...but I'm not sure if that applies to symbolic links.

Get to Know Robocopy for More Powerful File Management
Robocopy and a Few Examples
Type Robocopy /? in a command prompt for the full list of options or see:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/...mands/robocopy

Xcopy is far older than Robocopy and dates back to DOS 3.2. It supports the options:

/EXCLUDE:file1[+file2][+file3]...
Specifies a list of files containing strings. Each string should be in a separate line in the files. When any of the
strings match any part of the absolute path of the file to be copied, that file will be excluded from being copied. For example, specifying a string like \obj\ or .obj will exclude all files underneath the directory obj or all files with the .obj extension respectively.
....
/B Copies the Symbolic Link itself versus the target of the link.

Type Xcopy /? for the full list.