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From:	Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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On Nov  9 09:39, aputerguy wrote:
> 
> Corinna writes..
> > Try Cygwin 1.7.  It recognizes directory junctions as symlinks.
> 
> $ uname -r
> 1.7.0(0.214/5/3)
> 
> But don't see any symlinks...

Uh, I see.  Don't use the junction tool, use cmd's mklink instead.
junction.exe creates directory symlinks which can't be easily recognized
as directory junctions, at least not using the default technique.

I'll look into supporting these weird junctions as well.


Corinna

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