FileSystem/Remove-Junction.ps1

# Copyright 2012 Aaron Jensen
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function Remove-Junction
{
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Removes a junction.
     
    .DESCRIPTION
    Safely removes a junction without removing the junction's target. If you try to remove something that isn't a junction, an error will be written. Use `Test-PathIsJunction` or the `IsJunction` extended method on `DirectoryInfo` object.
     
    .LINK
    Install-Junction
 
    .LINK
    New-Junction
 
    .EXAMPLE
    Remove-Junction -Path 'C:\I\Am\A\Junction'
     
    Removes the `C:\I\Am\A\Junction`
     
    .LINK
    Test-PathIsJunction
    #>

    [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true)]
    param(
        [string]
        # The path to the junction to remove.
        $Path
    )

    Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest'
    
    if( Test-PathIsJunction $Path  )
    {
        $Path = Resolve-Path -Path $Path | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ProviderPath
        if( $PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($Path, "remove junction") )
        {
            [Carbon.IO.JunctionPoint]::Delete( $Path )
        }
    }
    else
    {
        Write-Error "'$Path' doesn't exist or is not a junction."
    }
}