Topic       : Documentation for Thing
Author      : Arno Welzel/Thomas Binder/TransAction
Version     : thing.hyp 1.27E (23/8/1998)
Subject     : Documentation/Shells
Nodes       : 269
Index Size  : 6336
HCP-Version : 4
Compiled on : Atari
@charset    : atarist
@lang       : 
@default    : %I
@help       : %Hilfe
@options    : +g -i -s +y +zz -t4 -d10
@width      : 75
@hostname   : THING   
View Ref-FileWhat are symbolic links?
Copy/Move/Link objects                                                Thing

Here the impending Copy process can be confirmed before Thing 'takes off', 
and the job is not passed on to Kobold. If the process is cancelled the 
source files remain selected (useful if one has made an error in selecting 
the destination directory -- one can simply repeat the Drag&Drop to the 
correct directory).

Copy: In this mode the selected source files are copied or moved to the 
  destination directory, depending on the further selections made in this 
  dialog.

Link ('Alias'): This mode create symbolic links of the selected sources in 
   the destination directory; this corresponds to using Drag&Drop while
   holding down  left Shift . In this case 'Delete originals (Move)' is 
   greyed out (not selectable) as otherwise the newly created symbolic 
   links would be born as full orphans...

Delete originals (= Move): If this option is set, the files will be moved; 
  this corresponds to  Control -Drag&Drop. Within the same drive the files 
  will be Moved simply by rewriting the path -- otherwise by copying and 
  subsequently deleting the originals (hence the name of the option). 
  Incidentally, Thing always Moves file by file -- i.e. each file is 
  deleted immediately after copying and not only when all files have been 
  copied!

Rename copies: The copies are renamed individually -- i.e. a new name has 
  to be entered at the destination for each file and each folder. This
  corresponds to  Alternate -Drag&Drop.

Follow links: If the source objects contain symbolic links, then copies of 
  the objects will be created in the destination directory to which the 
  links point. So if one copies, say U:\a under MagiC to a different 
  directory, Thing will again create a symbolic link there to the same 
  destination if this option is set (crossed). Otherwise the directory A:\ 
  will be copied complete, i.e. the complete contents of the recently 
  inserted floppy disk. This option can also be set with Drag&Drop while 
  holding down  right Shift  and in that case it prevents automatically the 
  starting of Kobold, since this does not support such a mode.


      Not all operating systems and also not all file systems permit the 
      creation or use of symbolic links. Since an absolutely certain check 
      of this capability can be achieved unfortunately only by some rather 
      dirty tricks, Thing always offers the creation of symbolic links if 
      this cannot be established via the info functions of the file system.
      It may happen therefore that after clicking on  OK  one receives an 
      error message; as a rule this means that either the operating system 
      in use cannot use symbolic links at all, or that they are not 
      possible with the installed file system.