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| NirCmd Command Reference - shortcut |  
 
shortcut [filename] [folder] [shortcut title] {arguments} {icon file} {icon resource number} {ShowCmd} {Start In Folder} {Hot Key}
Creates a shortcut to a file.The parameters:
 
[filename]: Create a shortcut to this filename.
[folder]: Specify the destination folder that inside it the shortcut will be created.
You can specify any valid folder, including the special variables that represent system folders, like ~$folder.desktop$ (Desktop folder), ~$folder.programs$ (Start-Menu-Programs folder), and so on...
[shortcut title]: The text displayed in the shortcut.
{arguments}: Optional parameter - Additional arguments to execute the filename.
{icon file}: Optional parameter - Use this parameter if your want that the shortcut will be displayed
with icon other than the default one.
{icon resource number}: Optional parameter - The resource number inside the icon file.
{ShowCmd}: Optional parameter - Use this parameter if you want to maximize or minimize the window of the program.
Specify "max" to maximize the window or "min" to minimize it.
{Start In Folder}: Optional parameter - Specifies the "Start In" folder. 
If you don't specify this parameter, the "Start In" folder is automatically filled with the folder of the program you specify in [filename] parameter.
{Hot Key}: Optional parameter - Specifies an hot-key that will activate the shortcut.
For example: Alt+Ctrl+A, Alt+Shift+F8, Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Y
 Examples:
 shortcut "f:\winnt\system32\calc.exe" "~$folder.desktop$"  "Windows Calculator"
 shortcut "f:\winnt\system32\calc.exe" "~$folder.programs$\Calculators"  "Windows Calculator"
 shortcut "f:\Program Files\KaZaA\Kazaa.exe" "c:\temp\MyShortcuts" "Kazaa"
 shortcut "f:\Program Files" "c:\temp\MyShortcuts" "Program Files Folder" "" "f:\winnt\system32\shell32.dll" 45
 shortcut "f:\Program Files" "c:\temp\MyShortcuts" "Program Files Folder" "" "" "" "max"
 
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