win32linktypes

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win32linktypes

A small Go module for Windows that determines the type of a filesystem link (Symlink, Directory Symlink, Junction, etc.) by analyzing its reparse point attributes.

Installation

go get github.com/LogicDaemon/win32linktypes

Usage

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"log"

	"github.com/LogicDaemon/win32linktypes"
)

func main() {
	linkType, err := win32linktypes.GetType("C:\\path\\to\\link")
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Error: %v", err)
	}

	fmt.Printf("Link type: %s\n", linkType)
	// Output could be: "File Symlink", "Directory Symlink", "Junction", "Normal", etc.
}

Testing

Ensure you are running on a Windows system with Developer Mode enabled or as Administrator (required for MKLINK usage). Then simply run:

go test -v

Documentation

Index

• type FileAttributeTagInfo
• type Type
  • func GetType(path string) (Type, error)
  • func (t Type) String() string

Types

type FileAttributeTagInfo

type FileAttributeTagInfo struct {
	FileAttributes uint32
	ReparseTag     uint32
}

FileAttributeTagInfo mirrors FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TAG_INFO

type Type

type Type int

const (
	TypeUnknown Type = iota
	TypeNormal
	TypeFileSymlink
	TypeDirectorySymlink
	TypeJunction
	TypeOtherReparsePoint
)

func GetType

func GetType(path string) (Type, error)

func (Type) String

func (t Type) String() string