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C:\MyFiles\secret_document.txt ← actual file C:\Work\current_doc.txt ← soft link pointing to above

mklink "C:\Users\You\.bashrc" "C:\Users\You\Dotfiles\.bashrc" windows soft link

# Move "HeavyGame" from C:\ to D:\Games mklink /D "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\HeavyGame" "D:\Games\HeavyGame" C:\MyFiles\secret_document

Windows 10 users see stackoverflow.com/a/34905638/195755 . Windows 10 it is built-in. Copy/Paste: New-Item -Type and press tab to ... Stack Overflow Symbolic link - Wikipedia In computing, a symbolic link (a.k.a. symlink or soft link) is a special computer file that refers to another file or directory by... Wikipedia What are Symbolic Links? Hard and soft symbolic link definition The FILE argument represents the origin of the link. The LINK argument represents the target destination for the soft link. When t... Komprise Symbolic links, hard links, and junction points explained (Windows) Jul 16, 2025 — Stack Overflow Symbolic link - Wikipedia In computing,

Output: 01/01/2023 10:00 AM <SYMLINK> MyLink [D:\RealFile.txt]

When you create a soft link: