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X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 03:51:11 -0500 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 209.51.188.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:173086 Archived-At: --000000000000c36eee05993e701f Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" In Emacs Dired (in Windows 10) one cannot create a symlink using the shortcut command S, as one expects. The symlink can be created if one uses M-x make-symbolic-link. However, this is not the case if one simply uses S. The command results in an error saying that the file-already exists. Also, instead if offering the user a destination for the symlink, the message in the message buffer identifies the source of the symlink. In GNU Emacs 27.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32) of 2019-12-07 built on DESKTOP-M4UH92U Repository revision: 959bbf30032c365c9e6f08dc9211d6bab3123f35 Repository branch: master Windowing system distributor 'Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.18363 System Description: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (v10.0.1909.18363.476) Recent messages: Omitting... Omitted 16 lines. Omitting... Omitted 16 lines. Quit Omitting... Omitted 2 lines. Omitting... Omitted 2 lines. 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In = Emacs Dired (in Windows 10) one cannot create a symlink using the
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uses S.= The command results in an error saying that the file-already
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symlink, the mess= age in the message buffer identifies the source of the
symlink.

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