DEL /L question

[Steve Fabian]

Does the /L option of DEL, documented as " Delete symlinks instead of their contents. (Not available in TCC/LE.)" handle junctions in the same manner? AFAIK the only place where symlinks and junctions are distinguished is in the MKLINK command.

 

[rconn]

There's no difference between a symlink and a junction for directories. A DEL /L just calls the Windows RemoveDirectory API.

 

[Steve Fabian]

There's no difference between a symlink and a junction for directories. A DEL /L just calls the Windows RemoveDirectory API.

Thanks for the quick answer. This is what I expected, but the documentation of DEL /L refers only to symlinks. Maybe junctions could be added?

 

[rconn]

I don't know that it would be meaningful -- a junction is a type of symlink, not a separate entity.