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| author | Alex | 2022-10-19 22:19:03 +0000 |
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| committer | GitHub | 2022-10-19 22:19:03 +0000 |
| commit | 8c9bb23650ba3c0c0bc7b25a359f997e130feb25 (patch) | |
| tree | e763daad22eb66e8c0f44826c3da3cfc8ebb0ce9 /README.md | |
| parent | 4174b25b3d0d39c09a6d4bcd7fa22ee98be52ed1 (diff) | |
Update windows install instructions (#4351)
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@@ -48,9 +48,25 @@ config directory (for example `~/.config/helix/runtime` on Linux/macOS, or `%App | OS | Command | | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | -| Windows (cmd.exe) | `xcopy /e /i runtime %AppData%\helix\runtime` | +| Windows (Cmd) | `xcopy /e /i runtime %AppData%\helix\runtime` | | Windows (PowerShell) | `xcopy /e /i runtime $Env:AppData\helix\runtime` | -| Linux/macOS | `ln -s $PWD/runtime ~/.config/helix/runtime` | +| Linux / MacOS | `ln -s $PWD/runtime ~/.config/helix/runtime` | + +Starting with Windows Vista you can also create symbolic links on Windows. Note that this requires +elevated priviliges - i.e. PowerShell or Cmd must be run as administrator. + +**PowerShell:** + +```powershell +New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Target "runtime" -Path "$Env:AppData\helix\runtime" +``` + +**Cmd:** + +```cmd +cd %appdata%\helix +mklink /D runtime "<helix-repo>\runtime" +``` This location can be overridden via the `HELIX_RUNTIME` environment variable. |