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How do you make a symbolic link with a relative path using mklink?

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Mar 15, 202650232 views
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This web page implies that it is possible to make symbolic links with relative paths using . I have tried all sorts of ways to make relative symbolic links, but I always end up with an absolute path. How is it done?

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Symbolic links are relative by default. You have to explicitly write a drive letter to make any part of the link absolute. The general syntax for a symbolic link is: So, to create a relative symbolic link: is going to be a path relative to your work…

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