On Windows 7 how do you check to see if a file is a hardlink?

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I just created a hardlink in Windows 7 using mklink. When I use dir the output doesn't indicate that the new hardlink is a hardlink. Instead it looks exactly like the file it is pointing to.

Example output from dir:

05/16/2013  12:07 AM            40,448 HardlinkToOriginal
05/16/2013  12:07 AM            40,448 OriginalFile

I know that you can do: fsutil.exe hardlink list OriginalFile and this will tell you that HardlinkToOriginal is a hardlink, but you need a-priori knowledge that is not available. Ideally I would like something like ls -al on Linux where if the file is a link then the command tells you it is a link and shows you where it points to.

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 13 '13 at 13:51

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I don't believe you can. In fact, if you delete OriginalFile, you'll still have HardlinkToOriginal available.

answered Aug 13 '13 at 13:51

Jack

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On Windows 7 how do you check to see if a file is a hardlink?

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