I have a set of files with multiple links to them.

The files are owned by TFS source control but other links to them are made to them. How do I delete the additional links without clearing the readonly bit.

It's safe to assume:

• The files have more than one link to them
• You are not deleting the name owned by TFS
• There are no potential race conditions
• You have ACL full control for the files
• The machine will not lose power, nor will your program be killed unless it takes way too long.

It's not safe to assume:

• The readonly bit is set (don't set it if its not)
• You can leave the readonly bit clear if you encounter an error and it was initially set

Do not migrate to superuser -- if migrated there the answer is impossible because no standard tool can do this.