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Old 03-30-2005, 07:16 PM   #1
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KDE: Making a Shortcut to a File?

I am able to make a shortcut to an application, and to a website, but how to I make one to a file?
 
Old 03-30-2005, 07:20 PM   #2
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right click, ->link to location(url) choose the file instead of a url
 
Old 03-30-2005, 09:33 PM   #3
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Ah yes! I didn't realize it was so simple! Thank you.
 
Old 03-30-2005, 09:49 PM   #4
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You can also do it from command line with...

Code:
ln -s /path/to/1st/file /where/you/want/copy
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