What are the various link types in Windows? How do I create them?
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Is it possible to link two files or folders without having a different extension under Windows? I'm looking for functionality equivalent to the soft and hard links in Unix.
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Please note that the only unfortunate difference is that you need Administrator rights to create symbolic links. IE, you need an elevated prompt. (A workaround is the SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege can be granted to normal Users via .) Note in terminology: Windows shortcuts are not called "symlinks"; they are shell links, as they are simply files that the Windows Explorer shell treats specially. Symlinks: How do I create them on NTFS file system? Windows Vista and later versions support Unix-sty…
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