public bool IsSymlink(string linkPath)
{
if (!ReparsePoint.IsReparsePoint(linkPath))
{
return(false);
}
var reparsePoint = ReparsePoint.Open(linkPath);
return(reparsePoint.IsSymlinkOrJunction);
}
/// <summary>
/// Determines whether the specified link path is symlink.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="linkPath"> The link path. </param>
/// <returns> <c>true</c> if the specified link path is symlink; otherwise, <c>false</c> . </returns>
/// <remarks>
/// </remarks>
public bool IsSymlink(string linkPath)
{
linkPath = linkPath.GetFullPath();
if (File.Exists(linkPath))
{
if (GetFileInfo(linkPath).NumberOfLinks > 1)
{
string canonicalFilePath;
var alternates = GetAlternateStreamData(linkPath, out canonicalFilePath);
var result = !linkPath.Equals(canonicalFilePath, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase);
try {
if (result && !alternates.Contains(linkPath))
{
AddSymlinkToAlternateStream(canonicalFilePath, linkPath);
}
} catch {
// just trying to clean-as-we-go
}
return(result);
}
try {
var s = new FileInfo(linkPath).GetAlternateDataStream(legacySymlinkInfo);
if (s.Exists)
{
s.Delete();
}
} catch {
// just try to clean as we go...
}
return(false);
}
if (Directory.Exists(linkPath))
{
return(ReparsePoint.IsReparsePoint(linkPath));
}
throw new FileNotFoundException("Link does not exist");
}
