symbolic links in XP... by Alan Smedley

symbolic links in XP [Humor]

By: Alan Smedley Sydney Australia
Date: Mar 18,2006 at 12:20
In Response to: changing "my ..." - Use Explorer (Brian Layman)

> Now if I could get linux's symbolic links to work in XP (Isn't there
> supposed to be a way to do filesystem links?) that would be ideal

As I had some recollection of reading some mention of symbolic links I did a search and found you this:

http://shell-shocked.org/article.php?id=284

I also found this at: http://www.lostshot.com/weblog/2003/09.php#ntfsjunctions

NTFS Directory Junctions

A useful Win2k/XP trick - NTFS Junctions are similar to symbolic links on Linux. They enable you to set up a folder that serves as a link to another directory located elsewhere in your file system. The easiest way to create them on XP is with a freeware utility http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/misc.shtml#junction from Sysinternals. Take a look at this SitePoint Tech Times article for more info.

Alan Smedley

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