[mtfslinkext-changes] [ ntfslinkext-Feature Requests-1798776 ] Search for related hardlinks

Feature Requests item #1798776, was opened at 2007-09-20 15:53
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Status: Open
Priority: 5
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Submitted By: Maxim (metalim)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Search for related hardlinks

Initial Comment:
It's either hard or impossible currently to find all hardlinks for a file instance. It's "nice to have" and "very useful" feature. For example: you need file hardlinked in several folders. Once you copy the file instead of hardlinking, and then make hardlink from the copied file, it's impossible to tell, what hardlinks link to what instance of the file, without checking file content. And if the file is binary, then say "hello" to fc.exe

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Comment By: Black Winny (black_winny)
Date: 2007-10-03 06:12

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Hi !

The tool exists. It's been created by Microsoft in 2001 year. Its name is
hlscan.exe

To download it, go to  :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=289ADEE4-ABB3-4E18-AB07-C77DB8654979&displaylang=en

It will be installed in the C:\Program Files\Resource Kit folder. An
advice : after installation, copy your hlscan.exe in your Windows folder,
it's easier to use.

Its a command line tool. To be opened simply in a prompt DOS window.

Syntax :

HLSCAN [/all | /dir <path> | /file <filename>] [/log [<logfile>]] /?

Without additional parameters, Hlscan displays hard links on the current
volume.

Parameters:

   /all               Displays files with hard links on all NTFS volumes
of
                      the system.

   /dir <path>        Displays files with hard links in the specified
                      directory and in its subdirectories
                      (recursive search).

   /file <filename>   Displays all names for the specified
                      file (non-recursive search).

   /log <logfile>     Writes the output to the specified file
                      instead of displaying it in the command
                      window. The default logfile location is Hlscan.log
                      in the current directory.

   /?                 Displays help.	  



Note that it needs Msvcp50.dll in the %systemroot%\system32 (usually
c:\windows\system32) folder. Very easy to find on the web (here
http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?msvcp50 for example) if
you have not... or on your Windows installation disk.


Kind regards,
Jacques (from France)

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