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Hard links and junctions support
Posted: 06 Aug 2007 11:49
by 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.
Posted: 28 Aug 2007 08:57
by JML13
No comment about that ?
Posted: 28 Aug 2007 09:14
by admin
JML13 wrote:No comment about that ?
Not now, sorry. Too many other things in the pipe...
Posted: 26 Sep 2007 15:52
by JML13
Code: Select all
+ 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
Show junction target in Properties tab (and tooltip)?
Posted: 16 Jan 2008 18:29
by 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!
Re: Show junction target in Properties tab (and tooltip)?
Posted: 18 Jan 2008 10:02
by admin
inghamc wrote:... A "Target: " line right under "Type: " in the tooltip would be cooler still ...
Good idea. I added it to the bottom of the tooltip.
Posted: 25 Jan 2008 09:37
by JML13
Junctions are now managed by XY.
And what about hard links (color coding and number of links to the file in tooltip) ?