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Symbolic links |
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This chapter describes the following topics about symbolic links:
Attention
Only experienced users should use symbolic links.
A symbolic link (also symlink or soft link) is automatically interpreted and followed by the operating system as a path to another file or directory. This other file or directory is called the "target". The symbolic link is a second file that exists independently of its target. If a symbolic link is deleted, its target remains unaffected. If a symbolic link points to a target, and sometime later that target is moved, renamed or deleted, the symbolic link is not automatically updated or deleted (the link is broken).
Files in a folder can be differed from symbolic links by their file icons or their file properties.
Conditions for the Creation of a symbolic link:
Either
And/or
If these requirements are fulfilled, typing this keyboard shortcut in a panel or clicking the action toolbar item opens the dialog "Create symbolic link" with the following fields:

After closing the dialog with "OK" the windows message has to be confirmed, that FreeCommander is allowed to make the necessary system changes.
Conditions for copying a symbolic link:
If these requirements are fulfilled, typing this keyboard shortcut in a panel or clicking the action toolbar item opens the dialog "Copy symbolic link" with the following fields:

After closing the dialog with "OK" the windows message has to be confirmed, that FreeCommander is allowed to make the necessary system changes.
Copy symbolic link with standard copy command
The user needs admin rights to copy a symbolic links with the menu item "File → Copy" or the shortcut "Shift+F5".
Copy with dialog (use FreeCommander method)
For copying with dialog (use FreeCommander method) there are three settings for copying symbolic folder links:

Move with dialog (use FreeCommander method)
For moving with dialog (use FreeCommander method) only one option is available: "Move only symbolic link (admin rights)"

Symbolic links when creating folder lists
For creating folder lists there are three settings for the load method for symbolic folders:
