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On 3/11/2010 5:20 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Mar 10 22:17, Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] wrote:
>> http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-effectively.html#using-shortcuts
>>
>> By default, Cygwin uses a mechanism that creates symbolic links that are
>> compatible with standard Microsoft .lnk files.
>>
>> http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygwinenv.html#cygwinenv-implemented-options
>>
>> (no)winsymlinks ... Defaults to not set since plain file symlinks are
>> faster to write and faster to read.
>
> Thanks for the heads-up.  Somehow the text doesn't fit well anymore.
> Is that better?
>
>    Another problem area is between Unix-style links, which link one file
>    to another, and Microsoft .lnk files, which provide a shortcut to a
>    file.  They seem similar at first glance but, in reality, are fairly
>    different.  By default, Cygwin does not create symlinks as .lnk files,
>    but there's an option to do that, see<xref: CYGWIN environment variable>
>    These symlink .lnk files are compatible with Windows-created .lnk files,
>    but they are still different.  They do not include much of the information
>    that is available in a standard Microsoft shortcut, such as the working
>    directory, an icon, etc.  The cygutils package includes a mkshortcut
>    utility for creating standard native Microsoft .lnk files.
>
>    But here's the problem.  If Cygwin handled these native shortcuts like any
>    other symlink, [...]
>
> I'm open for suggestions to phrase that more eloquently.

Looks good to me.

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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