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What is wrong with this junction command?

I want to make a junction: junction.exe c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0 d:\Programs\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0

Every time I try, I get the same three junction usage tips. I am using Windows 8, and running cmd under administrator privileges, and have removed the read only checkbox from the program files (x86) folder. When I type junction.exe c:\link c:\link2 it works like a charm. What am I doing wrong?

Solution

  • Just a quick oversight. Nothing major.

    When using Spaces like " " in Commands, you must put them in quotation marks otherwise the system reads it as a new line (or some such).

    Here is the command you need;

    junction.exe "c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0" "d:\Programs\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0"

    As you can see each file path is encapsulated with Quotations making it read as 1 line.

    You should be good to go now dude!