Is there a Windows 7 equivalent to the *NIX ability to create a hard link to /dev/null?
- by minameismud
I saw another question here that the Windows equivalent to /dev/null is simply NUL. I also know that you can use the mklink command to make sym links (shortcuts) from the command line:
MKLINK [[/D] | [/H] | [/J]] Link Target
/D Creates a directory symbolic link. Default is a file
symbolic link.
/H Creates a hard link instead of a symbolic link.
/J Creates a Directory Junction.
Link specifies the new symbolic link name.
Target specifies the path (relative or absolute) that the new link
refers to.
When I try to use the /j switch to make a hard link ("junction") instead of a simple shortcut to NUL, I get:
C:\>mklink /j "C:\Program Files\MyNewHardlinkFolder" NUL
Local volumes are required to complete the operation.
I can create shortcuts to NUL all day long using the /d switch, but I would much prefer the hard link. Any ideas?
