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Sorry to change the question on everyone, but I am really just asking:
How do I create a shortcut (.LNK) file from the command line with as little outside help as possible? I really don't want to run a VBscript or to download a program to do it for me. Is it really that hard?
Thanks to everyone who provided exceptional answers when I didn't really know what I was asking yet!
The original title of this question was:
Windows equivalent of Unix ln -s for creating shortcuts from the command line?
The original question text of this question was:
On *nix, I can create a symbolic link to a file very easily from the command line using
ln -s.How do I natively create a shortcut to a file using the Windows XP command prompt?
Note: This is not the approach I want to take. I want to do it the way Windows does it. I want to do it the right way.
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doc file in a folder and select Copy and then right-click the Desktop and selectPaste Shortcut, Windows creates a . lnk file that points to the .
An LNK file is a Windows Shortcut that serves as a pointer to open a file, folder, or application. LNK files are based on the Shell Link binary file format, which holds information used to access another data object.
Last Updated: 07/01/2022 Default Programs. lnk, also known as a Windows File Shortcut file, was created by Microsoft for the development of Windows 8.1. LNK files fall under under the Shortcut (Windows File Shortcut) file type category.
Windows XP and later has the fsutil command, which can create "hardlinks" to files.
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XP doesn't have symlinks. On Vista, the command is mklink. Shortcuts are not symlinks.
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