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From: kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley)
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Subject: Re: Need information on an utility for linking files on DOS
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Date: 17 Jan 90 16:22:36 GMT
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>In article <1336@cascade.Stanford.EDU> faheem@cascade.ARPA (Faheem Akram) writes:
>
>I am looking for an utility to link files under dos.  What I have in mind is
>something like the ln command on unix, so that I do not have to copy
>a file into whichever directory I need it but simply have a symbolic link
>to it.

This is illegal in DOS.  CHKDSK will protest vigorously when it finds links.
If you really insist on doing this, then Norton's NU, plus a host of other
disk utility programs will let you edit a directory to create links, but
I highly advise against it.

Chewey, get us outta here!
                 
kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov             (818)354-8771
Kaleb Keithley