Delete link to file without clearing readonly bit
- by Joshua
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.