when:
        boolean didWork = delete(followSymlinks, link)

        then:
        !link.exists()
        originalFile.assertExists()
        didWork

        cleanup:
        link.delete()

        where:
        followSymlinks << [true, false]
    }

    private boolean delete(boolean followSymlinks, File path) {
        return deleter.deleteRecursively(path, followSymlinks)

     *     <li>a symlink pointing to an existing directory, then either the linked directory's
     *     contents are removed recursively (if {@code followSymlinks} is {@code true}),
     *     or the link is removed and a new directory is created (if {@code followSymlinks}
     *     is {@code false}),</li>
     *     <li>a file, or a symlink to an existing file, it is deleted and a directory is created in its place,</li>

    }

    @Override
    public boolean ensureEmptyDirectory(File root, boolean followSymlinks) throws IOException {
        if (root.exists()) {
            if (root.isDirectory()
                && (followSymlinks || !isSymlink.test(root))) {
                return deleteRecursively(root, followSymlinks
                    ? Handling.KEEP_AND_FOLLOW_SYMLINKED_DIRECTORIES

            <thead>
                <tr>
                    <td>Name</td>
                </tr>
            </thead>
            <tr><td>delete</td></tr>
            <tr><td>targetFiles</td></tr>
            <tr><td>followSymlinks</td></tr>
        </table>
    </section>
    <section>
        <title>Methods</title>
        <table>
            <thead>
                <tr>
                    <td>Name</td>
                </tr>

java.util.Vector dirsNotIncluded; protected java.util.Vector dirsExcluded; protected java.util.Vector filesDeselected; protected java.util.Vector dirsDeselected; protected boolean haveSlowResults; protected boolean isCaseSensitive; private boolean followSymlinks; protected boolean everythingIncluded; public void DirectoryScanner(); protected static boolean matchPatternStart(String, String); protected static boolean matchPatternStart(String, String, boolean); protected static boolean matchPath(String,...

     * delete the files.
     * <p>Example:
     * <pre>
     * project.delete {
     *     delete 'somefile'
     *     followSymlinks = true
     * }
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param action Action to configure the DeleteSpec
     * @return {@link WorkResult} that can be used to check if delete did any work.
     */

                    if (targetAttributes.isDirectory()) {
                        AtomicBoolean symlinkHasBeenFiltered = new AtomicBoolean();
                        DirectorySnapshot targetSnapshot = followSymlink(file, internedFileName, symlinkHasBeenFiltered);
                        if (targetSnapshot != null) {
                            DirectorySnapshot directorySnapshotAccessedViaSymlink = new DirectorySnapshot(

==== Delete operations correctly handle symbolic links on Windows

Gradle no longer ignores the `followSymlink` option on Windows for the `clean` task, all `Delete` tasks, and `project.delete {}` operations in the presence of junction points and symbolic links.

==== Fix in publication of additional artifacts