Hard links and junctions support

[JML13]

Is it possible to add hard links and junctions support in XYplorer ? (http://www.elsdoerfer.info/=ntfslink)
And, by the way, add a column "Links" in the list view (like the new column "Len") in order to know the number of links on the same file.

[JML13]

No comment about that ?

[admin]

No comment about that ?

Not now, sorry. Too many other things in the pipe...

[JML13]

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    + Configuration | Colors | Color Filters: added color coding by file
      attribute FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT (= NTFS junction).
      Use this pattern:
        /junction  (or /j)
        matches all items with FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT set

Nice

Is it now possible to add hard links management ?
http://www.flexhex.com/docs/articles/hard-links.phtml

[inghamc]

I was happy to see I can mark junctions in XY - I use these regularly in a "C:\Links" folder hierarchy for software version maintenance; to get around "spaces in path" issues with some software; or sometimes just to save typing at the command line to deeply nested folders (makes a great CDPATH entry for Cygwin/MKS).

Anyway, I was hoping I could quickly see a junction's target in XY, so I wouldn't have to bring up LinkMagic unless I need to create/edit one.

A "Target: " line right under "Location: " in the Properties tab for junctions would be perfect.

(additionally) A "Target: " line right under "Type: " in the tooltip would be cooler still.

One other thought: Junctions are "dangerous" enough (because they're not well known some programs don't handle them correctly - the reason I try to limit their use to my C:\Links hierarchy) that they might warrant an annotation on the Type value of Tabs/Tooltips: e.g. "Type: File Folder (Junction)". This would make the added "Target: " line's context more apparent, and raise the visiblity of (unmarked) junctions more than the grayed-out checkbox in the Properties tab.

Thanks!

[admin]

... A "Target: " line right under "Type: " in the tooltip would be cooler still ...

Good idea. I added it to the bottom of the tooltip.

[JML13]

Junctions are now managed by XY.
And what about hard links (color coding and number of links to the file in tooltip) ?