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New-Item cannot create symlink/hardlink for file with name containing bracket #25744

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Closed as duplicate of#13136
Closed as duplicate of#13136
New-Item cannot create symlink/hardlink for file with name containing bracket#25744
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opened on Jul 9, 2025
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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].txt

Actual 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.

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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              3.0


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