diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4536c9f..1e87a9d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ target
 .project
 .cargo
 .settings
+test_data/links/link-f
+test_data/links/link-d
diff --git a/src/find/matchers/type_matcher.rs b/src/find/matchers/type_matcher.rs
index 5143844..3dc0334 100644
--- a/src/find/matchers/type_matcher.rs
+++ b/src/find/matchers/type_matcher.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ use std::error::Error;
 use std::fs::FileType;
 use walkdir::DirEntry;
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use std::os::unix::fs::FileTypeExt;
+
 use super::{Matcher, MatcherIO};
 
 /// This matcher checks the type of the file.
@@ -17,10 +20,17 @@ pub struct TypeMatcher {
 
 impl TypeMatcher {
     pub fn new(type_string: &str) -> Result<TypeMatcher, Box<dyn Error>> {
+        #[cfg(unix)]
         let function = match type_string {
             "f" => FileType::is_file,
             "d" => FileType::is_dir,
-            "b" | "c" | "p" | "l" | "s" | "D" => {
+            "l" => FileType::is_symlink,
+            "b" => FileType::is_block_device,
+            "c" => FileType::is_char_device,
+            "p" => FileType::is_fifo, // named pipe (FIFO)
+            "s" => FileType::is_socket,
+            // D: door (Solaris)
+            "D" => {
                 return Err(From::from(format!(
                     "Type argument {} not supported yet",
                     type_string
@@ -33,6 +43,18 @@ impl TypeMatcher {
                 )))
             }
         };
+        #[cfg(not(unix))]
+        let function = match type_string {
+            "f" => FileType::is_file,
+            "d" => FileType::is_dir,
+            "l" => FileType::is_symlink,
+            _ => {
+                return Err(From::from(format!(
+                    "Unrecognised type argument {}",
+                    type_string
+                )))
+            }
+        };
         Ok(TypeMatcher {
             file_type_fn: function,
         })
@@ -55,6 +77,13 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::find::matchers::tests::get_dir_entry_for;
     use crate::find::matchers::Matcher;
     use crate::find::tests::FakeDependencies;
+    use std::io::ErrorKind;
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    use std::os::unix::fs::symlink;
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    use std::os::windows::fs::{symlink_dir, symlink_file};
 
     #[test]
     fn file_type_matcher() {
@@ -78,6 +107,64 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!matcher.matches(&file, &mut deps.new_matcher_io()));
     }
 
+    // git does not translate links (in test_data) to Windows links
+    // so we have to create links in test
+    #[test]
+    fn link_type_matcher() {
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        let _ = {
+            if let Err(e) = symlink("abbbc", "test_data/links/link-f") {
+                if e.kind() != ErrorKind::AlreadyExists {
+                    panic!("Failed to create sym link: {:?}", e);
+                }
+            }
+            if let Err(e) = symlink("subdir", "test_data/links/link-d") {
+                if e.kind() != ErrorKind::AlreadyExists {
+                    panic!("Failed to create sym link: {:?}", e);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        let _ = {
+            if let Err(e) = symlink_file("abbbc", "test_data/links/link-f") {
+                if e.kind() != ErrorKind::AlreadyExists {
+                    panic!("Failed to create sym link: {:?}", e);
+                }
+            }
+            if let Err(e) = symlink_dir("subdir", "test_data/links/link-d") {
+                if e.kind() != ErrorKind::AlreadyExists {
+                    panic!("Failed to create sym link: {:?}", e);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        let link_f = get_dir_entry_for("test_data/links", "link-f");
+        let link_d = get_dir_entry_for("test_data/links", "link-d");
+        let file = get_dir_entry_for("test_data/links", "abbbc");
+        let dir = get_dir_entry_for("test_data", "links");
+        let deps = FakeDependencies::new();
+
+        let matcher = TypeMatcher::new(&"l".to_string()).unwrap();
+        assert!(!matcher.matches(&dir, &mut deps.new_matcher_io()));
+        assert!(!matcher.matches(&file, &mut deps.new_matcher_io()));
+        assert!(matcher.matches(&link_f, &mut deps.new_matcher_io()));
+        assert!(matcher.matches(&link_d, &mut deps.new_matcher_io()));
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[test]
+    fn unix_extra_type_matcher() {
+        let file = get_dir_entry_for("test_data/simple", "abbbc");
+        let dir = get_dir_entry_for("test_data", "simple");
+        let deps = FakeDependencies::new();
+
+        for typ in ["b", "c", "p", "s"].iter() {
+            let matcher = TypeMatcher::new(&typ.to_string()).unwrap();
+            assert!(!matcher.matches(&dir, &mut deps.new_matcher_io()));
+            assert!(!matcher.matches(&file, &mut deps.new_matcher_io()));
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn cant_create_with_invalid_pattern() {
         let result = TypeMatcher::new(&"xxx".to_string());
diff --git a/test_data/links/abbbc b/test_data/links/abbbc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test_data/links/subdir/test b/test_data/links/subdir/test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29