microsoft / microsoft/VFSForGit
Windows: Add support for symlinks
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type: enhancement
- Dominant language
- C#
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Description
See related #285 for additional details on symlink support.
This issue is for adding Windows specific symlink support code to VFS for Git.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading related issue #285 for the additional symlink-support details, then inspect the VFS for Git code paths responsible for Windows filesystem behavior. Done means Windows-specific symlink support is implemented and integrated into VFS for Git; the issue does not name specific files or tests to run.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- devtools, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100