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Date:	Wed, 02 Jul 2003 10:01:13 -0400
From:	Larry Hall <cygwin-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
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To:	"Mark R." <mcr2z AT cs DOT virginia DOT edu>
CC:	"'Gary R. Van Sickle'" <g DOT r DOT vansickle AT worldnet DOT att DOT net>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: Why do symlinks need to be system files
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Mark R. wrote:

> That does make sense. I've played around with using ln -s to create my own
> symlinks. The odd thing is that these are all being created as shortcuts vs
> this other method. Now that I'm in the "I'm just curious" mode - Does anyone
> know why  the two different methods are used?
> 
> -Mark

One is method is "old" and one is "new".  Setup uses the "old" method.
See:

<http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygwinenv.html>

and look for '(no)winsymlinks'.  You too can use the "old" method if
you like. ;-)


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