* cygwinenv.sgml: Add text for `winsymlinks' option.

* how-api.texinfo: Add text to explain new symlinks==shortcuts
        and the CYGWIN setting `(no)winsymlinks'.
        * how-using.texinfo: Add text that Cygwin now treats shortcuts
        as symlinks.
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Corinna Vinschen
2001-03-02 12:05:31 +00:00
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@@ -93,5 +93,11 @@ expected instead of ^Z, and is settable via stty.
This option must be specified before starting a Cygwin shell
and it cannot be changed in the shell.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><FirstTerm>(no)winsymlinks</FirstTerm> - if set, Cygwin creates
symlinks as Windows shortcuts with a special header and the R/O attribute
set. If not set, Cygwin creates symlinks as plain files with a magic number,
a path and the system attribute set. Defaults to set.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect1>