Windows Shortcut

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|mimetypes={{mimetype|application/x-ms-shortcut}}<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortcut_(computing)</ref>
 
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A [[Windows Shortcut]] (also known as '''LNK''' or '''Microsoft Shell Link''') is a Microsoft Windows file providing a link to a local file, and storing some metadata about it.
 
A [[Windows Shortcut]] (also known as '''LNK''' or '''Microsoft Shell Link''') is a Microsoft Windows file providing a link to a local file, and storing some metadata about it.
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
  
* [http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/LNK Documentation in Forensics Wiki]
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* [{{ForensicsWikiURL|lnk}} Documentation in Forensics Wiki]
 
* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd871305.aspx MSDN: Shell Link (.LNK) Binary File Format]
 
* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd871305.aspx MSDN: Shell Link (.LNK) Binary File Format]
 
* LNK Parsing: You're Doing It Wrong: [http://blog.0x01000000.org/2010/08/10/lnk-parsing-youre-doing-it-wrong-i/ part 1], [http://blog.0x01000000.org/2010/08/13/lnk-parsing-youre-doing-it-wrong-ii/ part 2]
 
* LNK Parsing: You're Doing It Wrong: [http://blog.0x01000000.org/2010/08/10/lnk-parsing-youre-doing-it-wrong-i/ part 1], [http://blog.0x01000000.org/2010/08/13/lnk-parsing-youre-doing-it-wrong-ii/ part 2]

Latest revision as of 17:59, 26 December 2024

File Format
Name Windows Shortcut
Ontology
Extension(s) .lnk
MIME Type(s) application/x-ms-shortcut[1]
PRONOM x-fmt/428
Kaitai Struct Spec windows_lnk_file.ksy

A Windows Shortcut (also known as LNK or Microsoft Shell Link) is a Microsoft Windows file providing a link to a local file, and storing some metadata about it.

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  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortcut_(computing)
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