FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.7.0_45"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_45-b18)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 24.45-b08, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows XP [???????????? 5.1.2600]
(Win XP Pro SP3 x86 RUS)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
I am having an NTFS junction point E:\TMP\2gis that links to D:\Programs\2gis. Windows DIR command recognises it corretly and shows it as 23.12.2013 23:56 <JUNCTION> 2gis

However, when I try to java.nio.file.Files.readAttributes on this Path, it is seen as a regular directory.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
I run the following code:

Path path = Paths.get("E:\\TMP\\2gis");
BasicFileAttributes attrs = Files.readAttributes(path, BasicFileAttributes.class);
System.out.printf(
"symlink=%b
dir=%b
other=%b
file=%b",
attrs.isSymbolicLink(), attrs.isDirectory(), attrs.isOther(), attrs.isRegularFile() );


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Either attrs.isSymbolicLink() or attrs.isOther() should be true
ACTUAL -
symlink=false
dir=true
other=false
file=false

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class Test {

public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
Path path = Paths.get("E:\\TMP\\2gis");
BasicFileAttributes attrs = Files.readAttributes(path, BasicFileAttributes.class);
System.out.printf(
  "symlink=%b
dir=%b
other=%b
file=%b",
  attrs.isSymbolicLink(), attrs.isDirectory(), attrs.isOther(), attrs.isRegularFile() );
} catch(java.io.IOException e) {
}
}
}
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