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diff --git a/doc/todo/utilising_the_mklink_command_on_windows_to_utilise_symlinks_and_therefore_indirect_mode_on_windows.mdwn b/doc/todo/utilising_the_mklink_command_on_windows_to_utilise_symlinks_and_therefore_indirect_mode_on_windows.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..263035fa0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/todo/utilising_the_mklink_command_on_windows_to_utilise_symlinks_and_therefore_indirect_mode_on_windows.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +It seems like it is possible to achieve this now on later versions of Windows (7 and above). + +The mklink tool creates a symlink that works on windows. + +There would be some work required so that a linux symlink and a windows symlink are considered the same, a user has recommend 'git update-index --assume-unchanged' for this. + +There is a good write up of someone using this approach on vanilla git here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5917249/git-symlinks-in-windows |