Check if a file is real or a symbolic link

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Is there a way to tell using C# if a file is real or a symbolic link?

I've dug through the MSDN W32 docs (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa364232(VS.85).aspx), and can't find anything for checking this. I'm using CreateSymbolicLink from here, and it's working fine.

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