That would be a "soft" link, not a "software" link. They're all
software
after all.
Typographic error. Sorry for any confusion.
Mac OS aliases (classic at least) are basically a combination of hard
and soft links. (Yet another example of useful filesystem features Mac
OS invented more than a decade ago that it's a shame no other
mainstream
OS has.) Windows shortcuts are basically symbolic links.
Asking for *n*x, BSD, and Mac OS systems.
In regards to Mac OS aliases, do you know how they are handled in OS X?
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