# Expose symlink\_junction

**URL:** <https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/expose-symlink-junction/18809>\
**Category:** libs\
**Created:** [May 11, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/expose-symlink-junction/18809 "2023-05-11T07:34:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![mitsuhiko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/internals.rust-lang.org/mitsuhiko/32/379_2.png) [@mitsuhiko](https://internals.rust-lang.org/u/mitsuhiko)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/expose-symlink-junction/18809/1 "2023-05-11T07:34:16Z")

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Today on windows there is `symlink_file` and `symlink_dir`. Internally however (mainly for a test scenario), `symlink_junction` is also provided. There is today a third party crate that allows creating junctions ([junction - Rust](https://docs.rs/junction/)) but I'm somewhat surprised that support exists in Rust but is not exposed. I wasn't able to find much history on that function and why it's not exposed.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/internals.rust-lang.org/system/32/14092_2.png) [@system](https://internals.rust-lang.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/expose-symlink-junction/18809/2 "2023-08-09T07:34:54Z")

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