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[GH-ISSUE #99] [FEATURE] Add way to follow symbolic link #98

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opened 2026-02-25 21:32:38 +03:00 by kerem · 5 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-25 21:32:38 +03:00

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Originally created by @csm10495 on GitHub (Dec 12, 2019).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/clechasseur/pathcopycopy/issues/99

Originally assigned to: @clechasseur on GitHub.

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I have made a link using mklink /d, and would like an option to get the qualified path (including where the symlink actually points to). UNC path currently resolves via the symlink instead of the location.

Describe the solution you'd like
New option to get UNC path (and resolve symlinks)

Describe alternatives you've considered
Just using UNC

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Here is an example:

I moved my .minecraft folder from Roaming/ to Y:/.minecraft
Then I did mklink /D "Roaming/.minecraft" "Y:/.minecraft"
If I am in Roaming/.minecraft and click a folder (say Roaming/.minecraft/Folder), I can't come up with a way to get the Y:/.minecraft/Folder path instead of Roaming/.minecraft/Folder.

Originally created by @csm10495 on GitHub (Dec 12, 2019). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/clechasseur/pathcopycopy/issues/99 Originally assigned to: @clechasseur on GitHub. **Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** I have made a link using ```mklink /d```, and would like an option to get the qualified path (including where the symlink actually points to). UNC path currently resolves via the symlink instead of the location. **Describe the solution you'd like** New option to get UNC path (and resolve symlinks) **Describe alternatives you've considered** Just using UNC **Additional context** Here is an example: I moved my .minecraft folder from Roaming/ to Y:/.minecraft Then I did ```mklink /D "Roaming/.minecraft" "Y:/.minecraft"``` If I am in Roaming/.minecraft and click a folder (say Roaming/.minecraft/Folder), I can't come up with a way to get the Y:/.minecraft/Folder path instead of Roaming/.minecraft/Folder.

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kerem commented

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@csm10495 commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2019):

The feature I'm requesting is similar to this feature of Pathlib in python: https://docs.python.org/3/library/pathlib.html#pathlib.Path.resolve

@csm10495 commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2019): The feature I'm requesting is similar to this feature of Pathlib in python: https://docs.python.org/3/library/pathlib.html#pathlib.Path.resolve

kerem commented

2026-02-25 21:32:38 +03:00

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@csm10495 commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2019):

This function seems to auto-resolve the symlinks: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-getfinalpathnamebyhandlew. I wonder if combining UNC with calling this function would be enough to get it all the time.

@csm10495 commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2019): This function seems to auto-resolve the symlinks: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-getfinalpathnamebyhandlew. I wonder if combining UNC with calling this function would be enough to get it all the time.

kerem commented

2026-02-25 21:32:39 +03:00

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@clechasseur commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2019):

I'll remove "directory" from the title, since this could also apply to file links I think.

@clechasseur commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2019): I'll remove "directory" from the title, since this could also apply to file links I think.

kerem commented

2026-02-25 21:32:39 +03:00

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@clechasseur commented on GitHub (Jan 1, 2020):

Should be possible to identify a symbolic link through this function:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-getfileattributesexa

and looking for FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT.

@clechasseur commented on GitHub (Jan 1, 2020): Should be possible to identify a symbolic link through this function: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-getfileattributesexa and looking for FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT.

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@clechasseur commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2020):

This has been implemented in the feature/post-winxp branch and will be part of the next major release (tentatively labeled "18.0").

@clechasseur commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2020): This has been implemented in the `feature/post-winxp` branch and will be part of the next major release (tentatively labeled "18.0").