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    =?Utf-8?B?R3JlZw==?= Guest

    Linking Directories

    In unix I used to use ln -s to create an easy way to access commonly used
    directories. Is there any way to do this in powershell?



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    =?Utf-8?B?V2VpIFd1IFtNU0ZUXQ==?= Guest

    RE: Linking Directories

    new-psdrive drivename filesystem filepath
    cd drivename:
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    "Greg" wrote:

    > In unix I used to use ln -s to create an easy way to access commonly used
    > directories. Is there any way to do this in powershell?


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    Lee Holmes [MSFT] Guest

    Re: Linking Directories

    There are also tools in Windows that allow you to create the different types
    of links on NTFS drives: http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Junction.html

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    "Wei Wu [MSFT]" <wei.wu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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    > new-psdrive drivename filesystem filepath
    > cd drivename:
    > --
    > Wei Wu [MSFT]
    > Windows PowerShell Team
    > Microsoft Corporation
    > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
    > rights.
    >
    >
    >
    > "Greg" wrote:
    >
    >> In unix I used to use ln -s to create an easy way to access commonly used
    >> directories. Is there any way to do this in powershell?




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