(Q1109779)

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file shortcut

handle in a user interface that allows the user to find a file or resource

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

quotation

Shortcuts are typically implemented as a small file containing a target URI or GUID to an object, or the name of a target program file that the shortcut represents. (English)

subclass of

handle

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executable

sourcing circumstances

circa

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file format identification pattern

4C 00 00 00 01 14 02 00

encoding

hexadecimal

offset

0 byte

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reference URL

https://www.filesignatures.net/index.php?page=search&search=LNK&mode=EXT

language of work or name

L.......

0 byte

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title

File Signature Database:: LNK File Signatures (English)

reference URL

https://www.filesignatures.net/index.php?page=search&search=LNK&mode=EXT

archive URL

https://archive.is/UqVRT

quotation

L••••••• (English)

archive date

1 August 2020

00021401-0000-0000-c000-000000000046

encoding

globally unique identifier

hexadecimal

offset

4 byte

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reference URL

http://web.archive.org/web/20120227232210/http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/LNK

quotation

The file format indicates that these files contain a specific signature, 0x4C (4C 00 00 00) at offset 0 within the file/stream. Further, the GUID (CLSID) 00021401-0000-0000-c000-000000000046 stored at byte offset 4 makes a good identifier. (English)

described at URL

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-shllink/c3376b21-0931-45e4-b2fc-a48ac0e60d15

language of work or name

English

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MIME type

application/x-ms-shortcut

reason for deprecated rank

refers to different subject

intended subject of deprecated statement

Windows Shortcut

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