Carlos
Mon Oct 29 03:20:00 PDT 2007
It surely does!
Thanks
Carlos
"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
> Symbolic links. So, using mklink, I create a link to a directory or a file.
> I can make a "hard link" - that's been supported on NTFS for ages - or I can
> make a symbolic link. So, what does all that mean?
>
> Hard links are easier to understand - For example, I have a single
> PowerShell script that automatically fires off an RDP session to the name of
> the computer I type in. If I look at the directory where the file is, I see:
>
> PS > dir
>
>
> Directory: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::U:\psbin
>
>
> Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
> ---- ------------- ------ ----
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 charlie-xp2.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 core.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 dc.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 eng-vmhost-01.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 gw.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 habitat.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 homeserver.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 homesrv.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 hp350-core-04.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 hp350-dc-02.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 hp350-dc-03.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 hp350-ts-05.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 hp350-xmpl-gw1.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 hp350-xmpl-wsus.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 hp350g5-1.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 hp350g5-7.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 lh-vmhost-09.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 ml350g5-7.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 sharon-xp1.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 srv1.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 ts05.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 vista.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 vmhost.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 whs.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 xp.ps1
> -a--- 28/10/2007 3:42 PM 1278 xpx64.ps1
>
> That's exactly one file and takes up one file's worth of space on the HD. I
> can edit it, and the changes are automatically reflected in every other
> "version" of the file, because it's really only one file - just 26 different
> directory entries pointing to it. I can delete any one of the 26 versions of
> the file, and none of the others are affected. No one file is the "master" -
> they are all exactly equal.
>
> Symlinks, however, are a bit different. In theory, a symbolic link to a file
> should behave exactly as if it were the file. That is, I should be able to
> edit a file called "myfile.txt" located on C:\ when in fact the file is
> only a symbolic to a file called "myfile.txt" that actually resides on
> C:\Users\Charlie. That's the theory, and it almost works in Vista - as long
> as you don't cross drive boundaries. I figure another round or two and
> they'll get it right. The whole point to symlinks is that they're supposed
> to be able to cross drive and filesystem boundaries. And for directories, by
> the way, that works now - as long as you use a directory "junction" rather
> than a symlink (same command, but with a /j switch). So, I get a listing
> like this:
>
> C:\>dir MyFile.txt
> Volume in drive C is Vista-x64
> Volume Serial Number is 0854-A72C
>
> Directory of C:\
>
> 28/10/2007 05:31 PM <SYMLINK> Myfile.txt
> [C:\Users\Charlie\Myfile.txt
> 1 File(s) 0 bytes
> 0 Dir(s) 104,245,489,664 bytes free
>
>
> The idea behind symlinks is to allow a file to reside where you really want
> it to, but have it appear to be somewhere else. So they're _usually_ the
> same name, just different locations, though that's not a requirement. And
> with a symbolic link, the "real" file is the master. The symbolic links can
> be deleted without affecting the master, but delete the master and all the
> rest become orphaned.
>
>
> Hope that helps?
>
> --
> Charlie.
>
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D1A242E9-98CC-4CA4-9142-017809D4BFCD@microsoft.com...
> > What is a "symlink"?
> > Carlos
> >
> > "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> I'm having a hard time understanding what this is good for? Of course, I
> >> hardly ever use shortcuts any more, now that I have real symlinks.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Charlie.
> >>
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> >>
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
> >>
> >>
> >> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:D175EF64-DDE3-4BC6-943C-AEA94A287CFC@microsoft.com...
> >> >
http://www.frameworkx.com/Frameworkx/solution.aspx?id=632
> >> > "Windows Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover, aka FxVisor, allows you to
> >> > either
> >> > way to remove the shortcut overlay arrow or to even customize it in
> >> > Windows
> >> > Vista"
> >> > "Version 2.0:
> >> > Former Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover now called Vista Shortcut Manager
> >> > has
> >> > added many new welcome features like: Custom overlay icons,
> >> > Enable/Disable
> >> > "-shortcut" extension, full support for x64 platforms, and direct
> >> > upgrade
> >> > from version 1.3."
> >> > Direct download link for the x64 version:
> >> >
http://www.frameworkx.com/Frameworkx/download.aspx?id=315
> >> > Carlos
> >> >
> >>
>