윈도우 비스타부터 심볼릭 링크(mklink) 기능을 자체 내장

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리눅스의 파일시스템에서 자체 지원하는 심볼릭 링크는 아주 유용한 기능이다.
이제 윈도우 비스타 및 Windows Server 2008에서도 심볼릭 링크 기능을 자체 내장하게 되었단다.

바로 mklink 명령어를 이용하면 된다.

Description of 'mklink' command

C:\test>mklink

Creates a symbolic link.

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.

Creating a symbolic link to a file

C:\test>mklink foo c:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe

symbolic link created for foo <<===>> c:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe

C:\test>dir

Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 2211-7428

Directory of C:\test

04/14/2006  11:24 AM    <DIR>          .
04/14/2006  11:24 AM    <DIR>          ..
04/14/2006  11:24 AM    <SYMLINK>      foo [c:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe]
              1 File(s)              0 bytes
              2 Dir(s)  69,238,722,560 bytes free

Creating a symbolic link to a directory

C:\test>mklink /d bar c:\windows

symbolic link created for bar <<===>> c:\windows

C:\test>dir

Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 2211-7428

Directory of C:\test

04/14/2006  11:24 AM    <DIR>          .
04/14/2006  11:24 AM    <DIR>          ..
04/14/2006  11:24 AM    <SYMLINKD>     bar [c:\windows]
04/14/2006  11:24 AM    <SYMLINK>      foo [c:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe]
              1 File(s)              0 bytes
              3 Dir(s)  69,238,722,560 bytes free

Deleting a symbolic link to a file

C:\test>del foo

C:\test>dir

Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 2211-7428

Directory of C:\test

04/14/2006  11:24 AM    <DIR>          .
04/14/2006  11:24 AM    <DIR>          ..
04/14/2006  11:24 AM    <SYMLINKD>     bar [c:\windows]
              0 File(s)              0 bytes
              3 Dir(s)  69,238,722,560 bytes free

Deleting a symbolic link to a directory

C:\test>rmdir bar

C:\test>dir

Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 2211-7428

Directory of C:\test

04/14/2006  11:24 AM    <DIR>          .
04/14/2006  11:24 AM    <DIR>          ..
              0 File(s)              0 bytes
              2 Dir(s)  69,238,722,560 bytes free