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READSHORTCUT(1)			   Cygutils		       READSHORTCUT(1)

NAME
       readshortcut - read data from a windows shortcut (.lnk) file

SYNOPSIS
       readshortcut [OPTION]* SHORTCUT

DESCRIPTION
       readshortcut  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 ALSO
       mkshortcut(1) readlink(1)

readshortcut 1.00 (cygutils)   4 September 2003		       READSHORTCUT(1)

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