hardcopy.    Free utility! hardcopy is a simple command-line application that makes hardlinks in NTFS as easily as “copying” a file.  It has two simple parms, srcfile and destfile.  Just like copy. If you don’t know what a hardlink is, check out my HardLinks for Windows post. Error levels are supported.  0 means successful.  1 [...]

Icon Overlays for your Hardlinks. Free! HardLinkOverlay is a Windows shell extension application that shows you if a file is part of a hardlink set. What does it do again, exactly? You’re probably familiar with that little arrow on the bottom left of a file’s icon that indicates that it is a shortcut, right?  Well, [...]

Windows Hardlinks.  Awesome.  Free! HardLinkMaker is a Windows shell extension application that allows you to create an NTFS hardlink for a given file. What the heck are hardlinks? You’re probably familiar with shortcuts, which are simply pointers to a file.  If the file gets deleted, the shortcut lives on, though it doesn’t work anymore. A [...]

shutdown.    Free utility! shutdown is a simple command-line application that does what it says it does.  Modeled after Linux shutdown, it has two possible parameters, -h and -r.  It is useful in batch files or I guess you could provide a shortcut to it too.  I wrote it years ago and it may not [...]

getunc.    Free utility! getunc is a simple command-line application that returns the real network path for a given drive letter. For example: getunc m: returns: \\BigServerInTheSky\RaidX\ Weighing in at 42.5 kilobytes, this is a simple tool to keep in your bag o’ tricks.  No install required. Praise for getunc: You’ve done it again, I [...]