FSCTL_DELETE_REPARSE_POINT IOCTL

Description

Deletes a reparse point from the specified file or directory. Using FSCTL_DELETE_REPARSE_POINT does not delete the file or directory.

To perform this operation, call the DeviceIoControl function with the following parameters.

BOOL DeviceIoControl(
  (HANDLE) hDevice,             // handle to file or directory
  FSCTL_DELETE_REPARSE_POINT,   // dwIoControlCode
  (LPVOID) lpInBuffer,          // input buffer
  (DWORD) nInBufferSize,        // size of input buffer
  NULL,                         // lpOutBuffer
  0,                            // nOutBufferSize
  (LPDWORD) lpBytesReturned,    // number of bytes returned
  (LPOVERLAPPED) lpOverlapped   // OVERLAPPED structure
);

Parameters

Input buffer

Input buffer length

Output buffer

Output buffer length

Input/output buffer

Input/output buffer length

Status block

Irp->IoStatus.Status is set to STATUS_SUCCESS if the request is successful.

Otherwise, Status to the appropriate error condition as a NTSTATUS code.

For more information, see NTSTATUS Values.

Remarks

In Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, this code is supported by the following technologies.

CsvFs does not support reparse points.

See also

• CreateFile
• DeviceIoControl
• FSCTL_GET_REPARSE_POINT
• FSCTL_SET_REPARSE_POINT
• Reparse Points