directory links

[Larry Waibel]

I've got some tools installed in some directory locations that are
different from another system's tools locations. I want to be able to
emulate the other system's layout by linking my install directories to also
be found by the other system directory locations. I find reference to
'linkd' in the help but can't find it on the system. The fsutils talks
about a 'hardlink' but seems to refer to 'files' and not directories and I
don't see any way to remove the hardlink when I'm done. Is there some way
to essentially 'alias' one directory path to another (even if it's on a
different disk)? Thanks!

 

[Rube]

I've got some tools installed in some directory locations that are
different from another system's tools locations. I want to be able to
emulate the other system's layout by linking my install directories to also
be found by the other system directory locations. I find reference to
'linkd' in the help but can't find it on the system. The fsutils talks
about a 'hardlink' but seems to refer to 'files' and not directories and I
don't see any way to remove the hardlink when I'm done. Is there some way
to essentially 'alias' one directory path to another (even if it's on a
different disk)? Thanks!

Look at the SUBST command.

cmd prompt: subst /?

 

[Larry Waibel]

But the 'subst' only aliases a drive to a path. I need to alias a complete
path to another path.

 

[Rube]

So you want something that will allow a program that looks for a file in
C:\tools to also look in C:\alt_tools?

Looks like you might be able to do this with a junction pount. Here is a
utility that may help:
http://www.rekenwonder.com/linkmagic.htm

 

[Larry Waibel]

So you want something that will allow a program that looks for a file in
C:\tools to also look in C:\alt_tools?

Looks like you might be able to do this with a junction pount. Here is a
utility that may help:
http://www.rekenwonder.com/linkmagic.htm

Actually, something like c:\program files\tools to also look in d:\tools and
it looks like that utility does what I was looking for. THANKS!