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From: Frank-Michael Moser <moser AT decodon DOT com>
Subject:  Re: Cygwin and NTFS Junction Points
Date:  Wed, 03 Aug 2005 18:54:04 +0200
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Unfortunately "find -xdev" does not work because junction points also
can point to target folders on the same filesystem. Also I meant that
using fileutils like cp, mv, and rm should transparently respect
junction points and handle them in like symlinks under Linux as I
described it in my post.

At the moment I must pay highest attention *not* to use these tools
recursively on junction points or their parents to avoid bizarre
behaviour like unexpected vanishing of the targeted files.

Frank-Michael


Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Aug  3 14:32, Frank-Michael Moser wrote:
> 
>>Since I have discovered NTFS Junction Points (NTFS 5.0+) I'm using them
>>frequently to symbolically link directories in a POSIX conformous way:
>>The junction points (JP) are transparent to *any* program using the
>>filesystem.
>>
>>Unfortunately there are bizarre issues related to manipulating JPs from
>>the explorer or with DOS commandline tools:
>>
>>http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/NTFS%20Junction%20point
>>http://shell-shocked.org/article.php?id=284
>>
>>But there are tools which help to avoid these bizarre effects. E.g.
>>http://www.elsdoerfer.info/ntfslink/ is an explorer extensions which
>>hooks into Windows Explorer, providing extended functionality for
>>creating and using JPs on NTFS file systems.
>>
>>Now has anybody thought about respecting JPs under Cygwin? Respecting
>>JPs at least would mean:
>>
>>a) recursively copying JPs (or their parent folders) should not
>>recursively copy the content of a JP but copy the JP itself (reproducing
>>it at the new location, if possible)
>>
>>b) recursively removing JPs (or their parent folders) should not
>>recursively remove the content of a JP but remove the JP itself (leaving
>>the content of its target folder untouched)
>>
>>c) moving JPs (or their parent folders) should not recursively move the
>>content of a JP but move the JP itself (leaving the content of its
>>target folder untouched)
>>
>>Wouldn't this be a valid improvement to Cygwin, at least as an option?
>>What is your opinion?
> 
> 
> Well... doesn't find -xdev do the job sufficiently already?
> 
> 
> Corinna
> 



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