How to? Follow a JUNCTION type directory link

[nickles]

Is following a JUNCTION type directory link - like with CD "C:\Users\<user>\Start Menu" - possible?

My intention is to go to "C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu" (i.e. the target) instead of the junction'ed directory.

 

[Charles Dye]

Yeah, that's annoyed me too. %@TRUENAME will see through the junction.

 

[nickles]

Thanks, Charles.

I'd prefer to have a switch for this one though; maybe Rex could do sth. about it?...

 

[Charles Dye]

Or maybe an OPTION setting? Which would persist, and apply to other commands too: CHDIR, CDD, PUSHD, and implied CDD. You could catch most of those through a plugin, but I don't think there's any good way to trap the implied CDD.

If you post it in the feedback forum, I'll give it my one remaining vote.

 

[nickles]

Dunne!

 

[Charles Dye]

Dunne!

... and the Homework Machine.

 

[vefatica]

It's odd that CD doesn't work. CDD and an automatic directory change both work.

Both of these fail.

v:\> cd /d "c:\Users\vefatica\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"\

v:\> cd /d "c:\Users\vefatica\Start Menu"\

v:\>

All of these succeed.

v:\> cdd "c:\Users\vefatica\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"\

c:\users\vefatica\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\start menu> d
2014-12-22  20:35  <DIR>  Programs
2012-03-09  11:12  174  desktop.ini

c:\users\vefatica\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\start menu> v:\

v:\> cdd "c:\Users\vefatica\Start Menu"\

c:\users\vefatica\start menu> d
2014-12-22  20:35  <DIR>  Programs
2012-03-09  11:12  174  desktop.ini

c:\users\vefatica\start menu> v:\

v:\> "c:\Users\vefatica\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"\

c:\users\vefatica\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\start menu> v:\

v:\> "c:\Users\vefatica\Start Menu"\

c:\users\vefatica\start menu>

 

[nickles]

Here (Windows 7, 64 bit, 17.00.75) CD, CDD, and PUSHD behave identically:
CD %userprofile%\start menu
will bring you to that exact directory, which has - due to it's JUNCTION nature - no contents.

 

[vefatica]

What about an automatic directory change?

c:\users\vefatica> "Start Menu"\

c:\users\vefatica\start menu> d
2014-12-22  20:35  <DIR>  Programs
2012-03-09  11:12  174  desktop.ini

 

[vefatica]

This is a matter of the security settings on the "Start Menu" junction. On another (more pristine) computer where I could not access/list "Start Menu", I had full access for SYSTEM, myself, and administrators and an entry for "Everyone" specifying "deny list/read". "Deny" entries take precedence. After removing the "Everyone" entry, I could access/list the stuff in there.