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- MAKELINK (2.x and 3.x only) (located in C:)
-
- NAME
- MakeLink - Creates links which point to other files.
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- SYNOPSIS
- MakeLink [FROM fromname] [TO toname] [HARD] [FORCE]
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- DESCRIPTION
- When a program asks for a file, they will get the
- file linked to instead of that file itself. These links
- are handy whenever you have different programs who want
- to reference the same file in several different
- directories. Let's say you like to read your docs with
- ppmore. Well, many icons are configured to use More, Much
- More, Multiview, or any other text viewer. Well, to use
- your favorite reader (ppmore) you can make links that
- direct all other readers to access ppmore instead.
-
- The only problem with MakeLink is that you cannot
- make a link accross a volumes. Your link must reside on
- the same volume or partition.
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- KEYWORDS
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- FROM fromname
- The name of the link file to create. You only need to include
- the FROM keyword if you have the fromname and toname reversed.
-
- TO toname
- The name of the file which will be linked to. This must be on
- the same volume as fromname, and cannot be a directory name unless
- you use the FORCE option is used.
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- HARD
- An optional keyword is used to indicate that the link and its
- target are on the same volume. A soft link is when the link is on
- a different volume. This is currently not supported.
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- FORCE
- This is to create a directory link. This is where the link file
- will look for a particular directory instead of file. This is certain
- to cause confusion within your file system, especially if the target
- directory contains linked files. It will also cause havoc if you
- create a link to the parent directory of a target of another link.
- Even though MakeLink keeps you from making certain kinds of confusing
- links, you should be extra cautious when FORCING a link.
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- EXAMPLES
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- 1. To make a file run the program c:ppmore instead of
- C:more or C:muchmore
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- MAKELINK c:ppmore c:more
- MAKELINK c:ppmore c:muchmore
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