<Ul> <Li> Symbolic links are automatically resolved by the file system . Any software program, upon accessing a symbolic link, will see the target instead, whether the program is aware of symbolic links or not . </Li> <Li> Shortcuts are treated like ordinary files by the file system and by software programs that are not aware of them . Only software programs that understand shortcuts (such as the Windows shell and file browsers) treat them as references to other files . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Symbolic links are automatically resolved by the file system . Any software program, upon accessing a symbolic link, will see the target instead, whether the program is aware of symbolic links or not . </Li> <Li> Shortcuts are treated like ordinary files by the file system and by software programs that are not aware of them . Only software programs that understand shortcuts (such as the Windows shell and file browsers) treat them as references to other files . </Li> <P> Another difference are the capabilities of the mechanism: </P>

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