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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 go to //File(s) > 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 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]] (links/shortcuts have [[ui_file_panel#special_files\|arrow overlay icon]]) and go to //File(s) > 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 if session option //[[ui_login_directories#directory_reading_options\|Resolve symbolic links]]// is disabled.	+	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.

-	There are two options how to display target of existing symbolic link. The target is displayed either on [[ui_properties\|Properties dialog]] or in optional //[[ui_file_panel#selecting_columns\|Link target]]// column in file panel.	+	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.