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Re: How to change the file mode to link?
- From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:37:33 -0400
- Subject: Re: How to change the file mode to link?
- References: <366c6f340906030948u3c5d3c48v793842b91288f540@mail.gmail.com>
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
Peng Yu wrote:
No. Shortcuts created with Windows contain more and different
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
information than Cygwin symlinks. If you need a symlink, create it
under Cygwin.
If I am willing to loose the additional information, is there a way to
convert a windows link to a cygwin link?
Getting rid of the "additional information" addresses the "more" part
above. You need to handle the "different" part as well. But why do
all that work yourself when "ln -s" does it for you? OK, let's make
this question rhetorical. ;-)
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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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