Making a Referenced Copy of an Icon

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• Overview of Icon View Windows
• Creating and Opening Directories
• Opening and Saving Files
• Renaming Files and Directories
• Moving and Copying Files and Directories
• Making a Referenced Copy of an Icon
• Removing Files or Reference Icons
• Changing File and Directory Permissions
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• Printing Files
• Creating Files Using Select and Paste
• Managing Icons
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• Anatomy of the Icon View Window
  • About Icon View Menus
    • The Actions Menu
    • The Selected Menu
    • The Sort Menu
    • The View Menu
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Making a Referenced Copy of an Icon

A referenced copy is a second icon that points at the same file rather than duplicating it. Opening either icon opens the one underlying file, and editing through one is seen through the other. On disk this is a symbolic link.

To make one, drag the icon with the middle button and choose "Link Here" from the menu that appears, or choose "Make a Reference" from the Selected menu.

A referenced icon is drawn with a small arrow badge so you can tell it from the original at a glance.