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Create a link on Windows

QNX Momentics IDE User's Guide
This User's Guide describes version 8.0 of the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that's part of the QNX Tool Suite.
QNX Software Development Platform
QNX SDP is a cross-compiling and debugging environment, including an IDE and command-line tools, for building binary images and programs for target boards running the QNX OS 8.0.
- Quickstart Guide
- System Architecture
  The System Architecture guide accompanies the QNX OS and is intended for both application developers and end-users.
- OS Components & Operations
- Graphics
- Programming
- System Security Guide
  The QNX System Security Guide is intended for both system integrators who are responsible for the security of a QNX OS system and developers who want to create a QNX OS resource manager free from vulnerabilities.
- Utilities & Libraries
  - C Library Reference
  - Devctl and Ioctl Commands
  - JSON Library Reference
  - PAM Reference
  - QNX Helpers Developer's Guide
    These libraries provide QNX helpers, including helpers that assist with logging, string conversion, and number and type sizes.
  - SPI Framework Technote
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      - ld
        Linker command (POSIX)
      - ldd
        List the shared objects that a program requires (Unix)
      - less
        Display files on a page-by-page basis (UNIX)
      - libcam.so
        Common access methods support
      - link
        Create a hard link to a file (POSIX, toybox)
      - ln (host)
        Create links to (aliases for) files (POSIX)
      - ln (target)
        Create links to (aliases for) files (POSIX, toybox)
      - ln-w
        Create a link on Windows
      - logname
        Prints the current username (POSIX, toybox).
      - logger
        Make entries in the system log (POSIX)
      - login
        Log in
      - logout
        Terminate a session (UNIX)
      - ls (host)
        List directory contents (POSIX)
      - ls (target)
        List directory contents (POSIX, toybox)
      - lzcat, lzma
        Compress or decompress .lzma files
      - lzmadec
        Small .lzma decompressor
      - lzmainfo
        Show information stored in the .lzma file header
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  - WPA Control Interface Reference
    This document provides a reference for the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) control interface, which provides a C API for the WPA/IEEE 802.11i protocols in Wi-Fi client stations. Application developers who want to control WPA operations and get associated status and event data should read this reference.
- Migrating to QNX OS 8.0
QNX Software in the Cloud
QNX Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
This User's Guide describes the QNX^® Toolkit for Visual Studio Code. The guide introduces you to the QNX Toolkit by explaining the QNX development environment and how to build, run, and debug your QNX^® Operating System (OS) applications and systems.
Typographical Conventions, Support, and Licensing
This section describes the typographical conventions used throughout the documentation, explains how to obtain technical support, and provides some information about licensing.

ln-w

QNX SDP8.0Utilities ReferenceUtilities

Create a link on Windows

Syntax:

ln-w [-s] source [destination]

Runs on:

Microsoft Windows

Options:

-s: Create a symbolic link.

Description:

The ln-w utility pretends to create a link on Windows machines; it actually copies the given file to the specified destination. If you don't specify a destination, ln-w copies the specified file to the basename of the source.

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