I think the new symbolic link feature is great but I still cannot find
a way to create a symbolic linked file in the Windows Explorer.
Symbolic links are only created at the command line?

"Cat" <typingcat******.com> wrote in message
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>I think the new symbolic link feature is great but I still cannot find
> a way to create a symbolic linked file in the Windows Explorer.
> Symbolic links are only created at the command line?
>[/color]


Good question. Should be a way really, given how fundamental they are to
Vista.

With XP I created them using ntfslink, which I haven't tried yet with Vista,
but it may work
(try at your own risk)

[url]http://www.elsdoerfer.info/=ntfslink[/url]

Or perhaps there's a better way built in to Vista (?)

--
Jon

Vista does not come with a graphical way to create symlinks.

Vista does have a built-in command line program, mklink, that you can use to
create symbolic links.


--
- JB
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

Windows Vista Support Faq
[url]http://www.jimmah.com/vista/[/url]

I knew, sooner or later, someone would provide the program name (mklink).
Thank you! Unfortunately, there is nothing I could find in the on-line help
about it. Are there references out there? I've already looked at the mklink
/? screen.

I was a fan of links in Solaris, years ago...

Thanks,

-Frank

"Jimmy Brush" <JimmyBrush@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Vista does not come with a graphical way to create symlinks.
>
> Vista does have a built-in command line program, mklink, that you can use
> to create symbolic links.
>
>
> --
> - JB
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
> Windows Vista Support Faq
> [url]http://www.jimmah.com/vista/[/url][/color]

Yep, I'll echo that. Wasn't aware of that handy new tool. Thanks as well.

Couldn't see much more info online about it either

[url]http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/0ce4df22-2dbc-48fc-9c16-b721ae85f8571033.mspx?pf=true[/url]

but then to be honest its syntax is fairly self-explanatory.

Will prove useful too in combination with

fsutil reparsepoint query

and

dir /al

--
Jon


"Frankster" <Frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message
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>I knew, sooner or later, someone would provide the program name (mklink).
>Thank you! Unfortunately, there is nothing I could find in the on-line help
>about it. Are there references out there? I've already looked at the
>mklink /? screen.
>
> I was a fan of links in Solaris, years ago...
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Frank
>
> "Jimmy Brush" <JimmyBrush@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:68C2B9E5-2D10-4E40-A9C5-C9093503BDEA@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> Vista does not come with a graphical way to create symlinks.
>>
>> Vista does have a built-in command line program, mklink, that you can use
>> to create symbolic links.
>>
>>
>> --
>> - JB
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Windows Vista Support Faq
>> [url]http://www.jimmah.com/vista/[/url][/color]
>[/color]