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> `mklink` [0] has existed since Windows Vista for NTFS file system. No settings toggling required. There are several limitations in the Windows/NTFS implement
by mmebane 10y ago
> `mklink` [0] has existed since Windows Vista for NTFS file system. No settings toggling required.
There are several limitations in the Windows/NTFS implementation, however:
1. You have to specify the target type (file or directory) at link creation time.
2. Creating symbolic links requires either being an Administrator user, or having the "Create symbolic links" group policy enabled for your account.
3. No real directory hard links. (EDIT: For some reason, I forgot that Linux doesn't have these, either. Maybe I was thinking of bind mounts.)
- dsp1234 10y ago3. No real directory hard links. Junction points are close, but still distinguishable from Windows isn't the only OS that disallows creating directory hard links. http://askubuntu.com/questions/210741/why-are-hard-links-not-allowed-for-directories http://askubuntu.com/questions/210741/why-are-hard-links-not...
- mmebane 10y agoHuh, I wonder why I misremembered that. Thanks for the correction.