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| ====== Creating Links and Shortcuts ====== | ====== Creating Links and Shortcuts ====== | ||
| - | You can create symbolic and hard links (not all [[protocols|protocols]] allows this). In [[ui_commander|Norton Commander interface]] you can also create local shortcuts. | + | You can create symbolic (symlink) and hard links (not all [[protocols|protocols]] allows this). In [[ui_commander|Commander interface]] you can also create local shortcuts. |
| - | To create new link/shortcut make sure that no link/shortcut is selected in [[ui_file_panel|file panel]] and go to //File(s) > Add/Edit Link//. [[ui_symlink|Add link/shortcut]] dialog will appear. Selected file will become initial target of the link/shortcut. You can of course change it to whatever you want. | + | To create new link/shortcut go to //Files > New > Link//. [[ui_symlink|Add link/shortcut]] dialog will appear. Selected file will become initial target of the link/shortcut. You can of course change it to whatever you want. |
| - | To change target of existing link/shortcut, select it in [[ui_file_panel|file panel]] and go to //File(s) > Add/Edit Link//. [[ui_symlink|Edit link/shortcut]] dialog will appear. You cannot edit remote hardlink. | + | To change target of existing link/shortcut, select it in [[ui_file_panel|file panel]] (links/shortcuts have [[ui_file_panel#special_files|arrow overlay icon]]) and go to //Files > Edit Link//. [[ui_symlink|Edit link/shortcut]] dialog will appear. You cannot edit remote hard links. You will not be able to edit even remote symbolic links (symlink) if session option //[[ui_login_directories#directory_reading_options|Resolve symbolic links]]// is disabled. |
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| + | There are two options how to display target of existing symbolic link (symlink). The target is displayed either on [[ui_properties|Properties dialog]] or in optional //[[ui_file_panel#selecting_columns|Link target]]// column in file panel. | ||