Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 28 Mar 1996 12:49:39 -0500 | From | Mark Lehrer <> | Subject | Re: Kernel TODO list (vfat : shortcuts vs. symbolic links) |
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> They work pretty well under Windows. They actually work > better than symbolic links do. You can rename or move the > target within the same filesystem and the shortcut will > refind the target. Symbolic links will break with just a > rename of the file.
of course, a regular link can be used if re-finding the target is necessary. but as we know they don't work across filesystems.
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