Windows type shortcuts to files and folders

[Sergio Schvezov]

On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 02:08:16PM +0100, Sam Bull wrote:
> On Sun, 2015-07-12 at 15:51 +0200, Johan Kriel wrote:
> > Please guys, seriously consider the implementation of shortcuts as used 
> > by Windows in Ubuntu. Those shortcuts are of real good use and they 
> > don't create unnecessary extra symbolic paths to any folder. They are a 
> > simple direct jump to another folder somewhere on your disc.
> 
> Shortcuts are the equivalent of symbolic links. There is no functional
> difference.

They are different, fwiw you can create symlinks on Windows too (real
symlinks, not shortcuts)