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Re: How to change the file mode to link?


Peng Yu wrote:
No. Shortcuts created with Windows contain more and different
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
information than Cygwin symlinks.  If you need a symlink, create it
under Cygwin.

If I am willing to loose the additional information, is there a way to convert a windows link to a cygwin link?

Getting rid of the "additional information" addresses the "more" part above. You need to handle the "different" part as well. But why do all that work yourself when "ln -s" does it for you? OK, let's make this question rhetorical. ;-)

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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