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Is it possible to identify if a folder is actually a hard link created by mklink?

I want to get folders and subsequent sub-folders. But hard linked folders drops me into a loop.

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Mehrdad Ahankhah
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  • I'm not entirely sure if I understand your question because @Dhiwakar is right about "hard linked folders". But in case you only want to avoid loops, this answer could be helpful. Btw. it doesn't matter if a junction point is created via mlink or any third-party tool. They all use the same technique – nixda Oct 25 '14 at 15:26
  • thanx a lot, I think the information in the page you introduced solves my problem. – Mehrdad Ahankhah Oct 26 '14 at 04:20

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You can't create hardlinks for folders. There's no such thing. You can create junction points and symbolic links for folders.

These can be identified with the following command

junction -s pathname

You can find hard links for folders with the following command

fsutil hardlink list filename
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Dhiwakar Ravikumar
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  • Dhiwakar Ravikumar,

    than you very much, but: 1- I use MKLINK to make hardlinks. 2- I didn't find junction as a internal or external command in my OS (windows 8).

    again thank you, and request any one to help me to find junction

    Mehrdad Ahankhah

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     – Mehrdad Ahankhah Oct 26 '14 at 04:21
  • sorry @user4002852. You need SysInternals to run the first command. You can get it from here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/sysinternals/bb842062.aspx & you need fsutil. You can use any command/tool you like to create a hardlink,junction point,symlinks.It makes no difference. – Dhiwakar Ravikumar Oct 26 '14 at 13:07
  • Thank you Dhiwakar Ravikumar, I appreciate your great help! – Mehrdad Ahankhah Oct 27 '14 at 09:07
  • Please mark the answer as correct if (The Tick Mark) if you feel this answer helped you or solved your problem. Thanks – Dhiwakar Ravikumar Oct 27 '14 at 09:50