Junction v1.07
- 2 minutes de lecture
By Mark Russinovich
Published: July 4, 2016
Download Junction (212 KB)
Introduction
Windows 2000 and higher supports directory symbolic links, where a directory serves as a symbolic link to another directory on the computer. For example, if the directory D:\SYMLINK specified C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 as its target, then an application accessing D:\SYMLINK\DRIVERS would in reality be accessing C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS. Directory symbolic links are known as NTFS junctions in Windows. Unfortunately, Windows comes with no tools for creating junctions—you have to purchase the Win2K Resource Kit, which comes with the linkd program for creating junctions. I therefore decided to write my own junction-creating tool: Junction. Junction not only allows you to create NTFS junctions, it allows you to see if files or directories are actually reparse points. Reparse points are the mechanism on which NTFS junctions are based, and they are used by Windows' Remote Storage Service (RSS), as well as volume mount points.
Note
Windows does not support junctions to directories on remote shares.
Using Junction
Use junction to list junctions:
Usage: [-s]
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| -s | Recurse subdirectories |
Examples:
To determine if a file is a junction, specify the file name:
junction c:\test
To list junctions beneath a directory, include the –s switch:
junction -s c:\
To create a junction c:\Program-Files for "c:\Program Files":
C:\>md Program-Files
C:\>junction c:\Program-Files "c:\Program Files"
To delete a junction, use the –d switch:
junction -d c:\Program-Files
Return codes
0 - on success
-1 - on failed creation of new junction
0 - on failed deletion of junction (e.g. if file not found)
0 - on the check if a file is a junction fails (e.g. if file not found)
Download Junction (212 KB)
Runs on:
- Client: Windows Vista and higher
- Server: Windows Server 2008 and higher
- Nano Server: 2016 and higher