As far as I know on Windows systems exist beside the "Shortcuts" also so called
hard links resp. Junction points.

So when e.g. 3 junction points exist on a system which point to the same
file then this file remains alive until at least one junction point exists
even when I delete the first, original file entry.

Is there an automatic (=one line command line command) which turns a shortcut
into such a junction link and vice versa ?

Steven