Liblnk

liblnk
Maintainer:	Joachim Metz
OS:	Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X, Windows
Genre:	Analysis
License:	LGPL
Website:	github.com/libyal/liblnk/

The liblnk package contains a library and applications to read the Windows Explorer Shortcut (LNK) format.

Tools

The liblnk package contains the following tools:

• lnkinfo, which shows information about LNK files.

Examples

Requesting the information in a LNK file:

lnkinfo Calculator.lnk

lnkinfo 20150617

Windows Shortcut information:
	Contains a link target identifier
	Contains a description string
	Contains a working directory string
	Contains an environment variables block

Link information:
	Creation time			: Aug 10, 2004 16:54:24.000000000 UTC
	Modification time		: Aug 04, 2004 14:00:00.000000000 UTC
	Access time			: Jun 26, 2006 10:36:41.703125000 UTC
	File size			: 114688 bytes
	File attribute flags		: 0x00000020
		Should be archived (FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE)
	Drive type			: Fixed (3)
	Drive serial number		: 0xc868f004
	Volume label			: System
	Local path			: C:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe
	Description			: @%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-22531
	Working directory		: C:\WINDOWS\system32
	Environment variables location	: %SystemRoot%\system32\calc.exe

Link target identifier:
	Shell item list
		Number of items		: 5

	Shell item: 1
		Item type		: Root folder
		Class type indicator	: 0x1f (Root folder)
		Shell folder identifier	: 20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d
		Shell folder name	: My Computer

	Shell item: 2
		Item type		: Volume
		Class type indicator	: 0x2f (Volume)
		Volume name		: C:\

	Shell item: 3
		Item type		: File entry
		Class type indicator	: 0x31 (File entry: Directory)
		Name			: WINDOWS
		Modification time	: Dec 17, 2006 20:55:44
		File attribute flags	: 0x00000010
			Is directory (FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY)
	Extension block: 1
		Signature		: 0xbeef0004 (File entry extension)
		Long name		: WINDOWS
		Creation time		: Feb 01, 2006 21:49:46
		Access time		: Dec 17, 2006 20:55:48

	Shell item: 4
		Item type		: File entry
		Class type indicator	: 0x31 (File entry: Directory)
		Name			: system32
		Modification time	: Nov 26, 2006 19:56:54
		File attribute flags	: 0x00000030
			Is directory (FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY)
			Should be archived (FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE)
	Extension block: 1
		Signature		: 0xbeef0004 (File entry extension)
		Long name		: system32
		Creation time		: Feb 01, 2006 21:49:46
		Access time		: Dec 17, 2006 20:49:46

	Shell item: 5
		Item type		: File entry
		Class type indicator	: 0x32 (File entry: File)
		Name			: calc.exe
		Modification time	: Aug 04, 2004 14:00:00
		File attribute flags	: 0x00000020
			Should be archived (FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE)
	Extension block: 1
		Signature		: 0xbeef0004 (File entry extension)
		Long name		: calc.exe
		Creation time		: Aug 10, 2004 16:54:24
		Access time		: Jun 26, 2006 10:36:42

Distributed link tracking data:
        Machine identifier              : hostname
        Droid volume identifier         : aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee
        Droid file identifier           : 00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444
        Birth droid volume identifier   : aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee
        Birth droid file identifier     : 00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444

History

Liblnk was created by Joachim Metz in 2009, while working for Hoffmann Investigations.

See Also

• Windows Shortcut File (LNK) format

External Links

• Project site