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@subsection Why can't I cd into a shortcut to a directory?
+This is only valid up to but not including version 1.3.0:
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Cygwin does not follow MS Windows Explorer Shortcuts (*.lnk files). It
sees a shortcut as a regular file and this you cannot "cd" into it.
@@ -106,6 +108,8 @@ with shortcuts. The major problem with this is that .LNK files would
then be used to symlink Cygwin paths that may or may not be valid
under native Win32 non-Cygwin applications such as Explorer.
+Since version 1.3.0, Cygwin treats shortcuts as symlinks.
+
@subsection I'm having basic problems with find. Why?
Make sure you are using the find that came with Cygwin and that you