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   Aragorn to All   
   Re: Help on links (ln)   
   04 Sep 21 02:48:05   
   
   From: thorongil@telenet.be   
      
   On 03.09.2021 at 23:39, Paul R Schmidtbleicher scribbled:   
      
   > My Goal: I have a Directory  of sub-directories and files   
   > under /Home/Documents that I want on my Desktop to access both itself   
   > (on Desktop) and the  directory    
   > with reading and changes to the various sub-directories and files.   
   > If this is possible, I believe the key involves making a symbolic   
   > link.   
   >   
   > Under OS/2 I know you can "Shadow" a directory on the Desktop that is   
   > somewhere else in a (buried) tree structure.  This is what I want to   
   > do under (Tumbleweed) linux.   
      
   If your desktop environment is KDE Plasma, then there are three ways   
   you can go about it.   
      
      
     1. Set your desktop to "Folder View" in the desktop settings   
        ("Configure Your Desktop") and point it at ~/Documents/Business.   
      
      
     2. Create a stmlink from ~/Documents/Business to ~/Desktop/Business.   
      
        $ ln -s ~/Documents/Business ~/Desktop/   
      
      
     3. Put the Folder View widget on your desktop -- it should be   
        available from the pre-installed list of widgets.   
      
   --   
   With respect,   
   = Aragorn =   
      
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