[Gllug] Windows .LNK files?

[tet at accucard.com]

>What does a Windows32 .LNK file actually look like when, say, it's on
>a Samba mount?

A load of binary garbage, plus the path to the filename it's referencing.
Typically about 400-500 bytes worth. Quite what it stores in there, I
don't know.

>I presume it's something really lame which doesn't move about when
>the underlying filesystem changes, ie when you change the name of the
>directory it points to?

Just like a symbolic link on Unix, you mean? Sorry, but I can't really
fault M$ on that one.

Tet

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