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Hi, there. The question is how to make the similar thing like symlink in windows like in *nix. It's really hard to write whole path to the file in console (even using [tab], it's not the way if you need to change language). Adding everything in PATH is tiring too. It'll be great to make a symlink running one command.

Actually I'm looking for console app.

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They're called junctions

And if you want a GUI to do it for you...

typicalrunt
+1 for good answer, but I don't think there's anything as easy or as good as linking in posix.
J D OConal
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You can create junctsymlinksions in windows with mklink.

edit: If you use Vista.

William Keller
Symlink in windows XP as you see :)
willson
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Back when I was on windows I used to use a hardlink shell extension. Not sure if this is the same one, but give this one a try: Link Shell Extension.

Aeon
+1  A: 

Older question with longer discussion: How to create symbolic links in Windows?

gabr
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As with most things, SysInternals has you covered this time with Junction

MotoWilliams
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I used subst first, it makes to do the path easier, but with mounting virtual disk, so as typicalrunt said, I used junction :) you can download here

syntax:
/* to make a symlink use command: */
junction Disk:\path\to\mount\point Disk:\path\to\something\to\mount
/* to delete it, use a key [-d], so it'll be like: */
junction -d Disk:\path\to\mount\point Disk:\path\to\something\to\mount
willson
Thanks for pointing out the syntax.
codescape
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There's an Open source GUI Tool for Creating Symlinks in windows

taranfx