Shortcuts

Package: WA2L/WinTools 1.2.08
Section: General Commands (1)
Updated: 19 September 2020
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NAME

Shortcuts - handle desktop-, other shortcuts, junctions and 'Quick Access' entries

 

SYNOPSIS

WA2LWinTools/bin/Shortcuts

Shortcuts [ -h | -V | -l | -e ]

Shortcuts ( -i | -u | -l | -p ) definition

 

AVAILABILITY

WA2L/WinTools

 

DESCRIPTION

shortcuts is a command line command to handle desktop-, other shortcuts (=links), junctions and entries in the Windows™ file Explorer 'Quick Access' section.

This enables to define all shortcuts normally defined by hand in the configuration file etc/Shortcuts.definition.cfg

Therefore if path names change or you need to move to a new/reinstalled system, simple invoke Shortcuts -i definition and all your shortcuts are updated.

The Shortcuts command can also handle shortcuts handled by run(1), which you would normally create invoking the run -i application command for each application for which you like a shortcut to be placed on the users 'Desktop'.

 

OPTIONS

-h
usage message.

-V
print Shortcuts version.

-i definition
install the shortcuts defined in etc/Shortcuts.definition.cfg configuration file.

-u definition
uninstall the shortcuts defined in etc/Shortcuts.definition.cfg configuration file.

-l
list all available shortcuts definitions.

-l definition
list all defined shortcuts of the given definition.

-p definition
print details of all defined shortcuts of the given definition.

-e
export definitions of existing shortcuts in the current directory.

The SHORTCUT;... output can be used in the etc/Shortcuts.definition.cfg configuration file.

Example:

  [ H:\bin\WA2LWinTools\bin ]
  [ wilma@acme007 ][*wtshell*/cmd]: cddesktop

  [ C:\Users\wilma\Desktop ]
  [ wilma@acme007 ][*wtshell*/cmd]: Shortcuts -e >> %WA2L_INSTALLDIR%\etc\Shortcuts.myDesktop.cfg

definition
definition of the 'Desktop' or other shortcuts to be handled by Shortcuts.

The definition is saved in the etc/Shortcuts.definition.cfg configuration file.

 

ENVIRONMENT

See shortcuts.def.cfg(4) for a description of all additional variables recognised by the Shortcut command.

 

EXIT STATUS

0
no error.

4
usage message displayed.

3
the configuration file etc/Shortcuts.definition.cfg for the specified definition does not exist.

5
version message displayed.

 

FILES

etc/Shortcuts.definition.cfg
shortcut definition file for the given definition.

 

EXAMPLES

-

 

SEE ALSO

wintoolsintro(1), desktopicon(1), envarlist(3), run(1), shortcuts.def.cfg(4)

 

NOTES

-

 

BUGS

-

 

AUTHOR

Shortcuts was developed by Christian Walther. Send suggestions and bug reports to wa2l@users.sourceforge.net .

 

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2020 Christian Walther

This is free software; see WA2LWinTools/man/COPYING for copying conditions. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
AVAILABILITY
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
ENVIRONMENT
EXIT STATUS
FILES
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO
NOTES
BUGS
AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT

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