How to create symbolic links in Total Commander

Symbolic links in Windows (starts from Vista) can be created using mklink command.

Let’s make a button in Total Commander to create a symbolic link from the selected file:

1. In a convenient location, for example in Total Commander plug-ins directory c:\TotalCommander\Plugins\ create a batch file mklink.cmd with the following content:

This command creates a symbolic link to the file transferred from the first input parameter and places it in a location from the second input parameter.

2. Create a button in Total Commander panel by dragging this file to this panel.
3. Right click on this button and select “Edit …”
   1. In the “Settings” field specify:

Save changes.

%P – path to the file under the cursor in active panel

%N – the name of the file under the cursor in active panel

%T – path to the location, open in a second (non-active) panel

As a result by pressing created button a symbolic link to the file under the cursor in the active Total Commander tab will be created in a location of the inactive tab with the same file name.