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submitted 3 weeks ago by cm0002@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I used symlinks with windows in like... 2007?

[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago

You used to need admin or something like that. It's only since about 2017 that they are available to normal users by default.

[–] kbal@fedia.io -2 points 3 weeks ago

It seems to have been a win 7 innovation. Personally I gave up on it after XP.