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READSHORTCUT

Section: Cygutils (1)
Updated: 4 September 2003
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NAME

readshortcut - read data from a windows shortcut (.lnk) file

SYNOPSIS

readshortcut [OPTION]* SHORTCUT

DESCRIPTION

readshortcut is a command-line tool for reading Windows shortcut files (also known as OLE links). The most practical use is to resolve the target that a shortcut points to. It can be easily run from a script or batch file for non-interactive use.

OPTIONS

-h, --help: Output detailed usage information and exit.
--usage: Output basic usage information and exit.
-v, --version: Display the program version and exit.
--license: Display the license agreement and exit.
-f, --fields: Show field names (Target, Working Directory, Arguments, Show Command, Icon Library, Icon Library Offset, Description).
-u, --unix: Use Unix path format for display (default).
-w, --windows: Use Windows path format for display.
-t, --target: Display shortcut target (default).
-g, --working: Display shortcut working directory.
-r, --args: Display shortcut arguments
-s, --showcmd: Display shortcut "show" command value (Normal, Minimized, or Maximized).
-i, --icon: Display icon library location.
-j, --offset: Display icon library offset.
-d, --desc: Display shortcut description.
-a, --all: Display all information.

NOTES

The filename (shortcut) argument may be unix (POSIX) format or Windows (C:\) format.

Information extracted from the shortcut is always displayed in the following order: Target, Working Directory, Arguments, Show Command, Icon Library, Icon Library Offset, Description. Each element appears on a separate line.

BUGS

There may be problems if the SHORTCUT argument is longer than 256 characters

COPYRIGHT

readshortcut is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.

readshortcut is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.

AUTHOR

Rob Siklos, (r o b 3 @ s i k l o s . c a), Toronto, Canada

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