New-Item cannot create symlink/hardlink for file with name containing bracket #25744
Closed as duplicate of#13136
Description
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Steps to reproduce
As for latest 7.5.2, the following error happened:
> Test-Path -LiteralPath "a\a[b].txt"
# return True
> New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "a[b].txt" -Target "a\a[b].txt"
# New-Item: Cannot find path 'a\a[b].txt' because it does not exist.
Expected behavior
PS> New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "a[b].txt" -Target "a\a[b].txt"
Directory: E:\test
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
la--- 7/10/2025 02:24 0 a[b].txt -> a\a[b].txtActual behavior
PS> New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "a[b].txt" -Target "a\a[b].txt"
New-Item: Cannot find path 'a\a[b].txt' because it does not exist.Error details
Environment data
PS > $PSVersionTable
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 7.5.2
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.5.2
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.22631
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0Visuals
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