READSHORTCUT(1) Cygutils READSHORTCUT(1)NAMEreadshortcut - read data from a windows shortcut (.lnk) file
SYNOPSISreadshortcut [OPTION]* SHORTCUT
DESCRIPTIONreadshortcut 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.
-R, --raw
Show paths in raw mode (that is, without expanding embedded
environment variables).
NOTES
The filename (shortcut) argument may be unix (POSIX) format or Windows
(C:\) format.
Information extracted from the shortcut is always displayed in the fol‐
lowing 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 char‐
acters
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2003 Rob Siklos
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 3 of the License, 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 MER‐
CHANTABILITY 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 along
with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
See the COPYING file for full license information.
AUTHOR
Rob Siklos, (r o b 3 @ s i k l o s . c a), Toronto, Canada
SEE ALSOmkshortcut(1)readlink(1)readshortcut 1.00 (cygutils) 4 September 2003READSHORTCUT(1)