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mklink — Create symbolic links. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/

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Problem

How to use the mklink command: Create symbolic links. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/mklink>.

Solution

mklink — Create symbolic links. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/mklink>.

Create a symbolic link to a file:

mklink {{path\to\link_file}} {{path\to\source_file}}

Create a symbolic link to a directory:

mklink /d {{path\to\link_file}} {{path\to\source_directory}}

Create a hard link to a file:

mklink /h {{path\to\link_file}} {{path\to\source_file}}

Create a directory junction:

mklink /j {{path\to\link_file}} {{path\to\source_file}}

Code Snippets

Create a symbolic link to a file

mklink {{path\to\link_file}} {{path\to\source_file}}

Create a symbolic link to a directory

mklink /d {{path\to\link_file}} {{path\to\source_directory}}

Create a hard link to a file

mklink /h {{path\to\link_file}} {{path\to\source_file}}

Create a directory junction

mklink /j {{path\to\link_file}} {{path\to\source_file}}

Context

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