Soft Link

Name

Soft Link

Description

Context menu item for Dolphin file manager that creates a soft symbolic link to a single selected file and puts it in the same directory as the target file. The link name has "_lnk" appended to the target's name before the extension (if any). "_lnk" is added to the link name because the the ln command does not allow a file and its soft symlink to have the same name and be located in the same directory. Works with a file or directory that has periods or spaces in any position.

Installation

Put .desktop file in ~/.local/share/kio/servicemenus/.

Usage

My File.txt --> My File_lnk.txt in same folder as the link target.

Roadmap

Process multiple files and/or directories.

License

Copyright 2022 Thomas Zakrzewski

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