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From: garbanzo AT hooked DOT net (Alex)
Subject: Re: ls -p very slow
5 Nov 1997 21:48:01 -0800 :
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.96.971105172122.27732A-100000.cygnus.gnu-win32@fish.hooked.net>
References: <3460EE7E DOT 3DF3DCC9 AT earthlink DOT net>
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To: rale <rale00 AT earthlink DOT net>
Cc: cloder AT acm DOT org, Derek Young <derek AT biddersedge DOT com>, gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

On Wed, 5 Nov 1997, rale wrote:

> I thought those kinds of links were only usable for files tho?  At least
> from windows explorer you cant create links to directories...  Or maybe
> im wrong?

Yes, directories are files with the directory attrib set (at least that's
how I've understood them to be).  That said, I just right dragged a folder
called web, and there was an option to create a shortcut (from the
desktop). I'm sure the shortcut wizzard has similar functionality.

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