Windows Version of Linux Symlinks

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Brett Baisley

Hello,

Just wondering if there is any way to acheive the same affect as a linux
symlink in windows? I have a directory that I would like to make a symlink
to for easier access.

I don't think there is a way, but I thought I would ask to see if anyone has
any creative solutions for doing this.

Thanks,
Brett
 
Brett Baisley said:
Hello,

Just wondering if there is any way to acheive the same affect as a linux
symlink in windows? I have a directory that I would like to make a symlink
to for easier access.

I don't think there is a way, but I thought I would ask to see if anyone
has any creative solutions for doing this.

Thanks,
Brett
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There is a way. It is called an NTFS junction point. The easiest way to do
this is to download the free junction.exe command from sysinternals:

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Junction.html

The other way to create NTFS junction points is to download the Windows
Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools from Microsoft and use the linkd.exe command
included in that kit:

http://tinyurl.com/6p6cy

For example:

linkd.exe c:\inetpub\wwwroot\anotherapp\bin c:\inetpub\wwwroot\bin

carl
 
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