do fs.symlink works on windows(for folders)

[Befzz]

Tryed to use fs.linkSync(), fs.symlinkSync() on windows7, but only errors captched...

Program Linkd.exe from Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kit can link folders on WinXP,Vista,7...
so... node must do this.

[bnoordhuis]

You need to run node.exe with administrative rights for that to work.

[Bonuspunkt]

launched a shell as admin

mkdir dirA
node --eval "require('fs').symlinkSync('dirA', 'symA')"

this gives me a symlinked file named symA with size of 0bytes

node v0.6.5

i'd expect a symlink in of type "File folder" instead of "File" when a symlink for a Folder is created
it should stay "file" for a symlinked file

[igorzi]

@Bonuspunkt for this reason fs.symlink has an additional mode argument (see https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/API-changes-between-v0.4-and-v0.6 for more details).
Can you try this?

mkdir dirA
node --eval "require('fs').symlinkSync('dirA', 'symA', 'dir')"

(I'm going to make sure this is reflected in the docs).

[Mithgol]

As far as I see in the corresponding section, it is not reflected in the docs.

[igorzi]

it is now - d6bae2c

[Mithgol]

Thank you for the helpful bit of the documentation.

[Bonuspunkt]

@igorzi works as expected.

the problem is, if you enter the wrong type, the symlink is unusable.
i can life with it, but i'd be nice, if node would determine and handle it correctly

[igorzi]

Ok, I think we can improve the default for existing targets, and correctly pick 'file' or 'dir'. I'll get this fixed.

[AndrewGoal]

hi, everyone

fs.link() on windows use CreateHardLinkW
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa363860(v=vs.85).aspx

"Establishes a hard link between an existing file and a new file. This function is only supported on the NTFS file system, and only for files, not directories."

So it dosen't work on directories .

[piscisaureus]

@AndrewGoal fs.link != fs.symlink.