Changeset 34664 in vbox

Timestamp:

Dec 2, 2010 11:00:06 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

vboxsync

Message:

Manual: symlinks in shared folders

File:

• trunk/doc/manual/en_US/user_GuestAdditions.xml (modified) (4 diffs)

trunk/doc/manual/en_US/user_GuestAdditions.xml

@@ -72 +72 @@
             <para>In addition, with Windows and recent Linux and Solaris
             guests you can resize the virtual machine's window if the Guest
-            Additions are installed.  The video resolution in
-            the guest will be automatically adjusted (as if you had manually
-            entered an arbitrary resolution in the guest's display
-            settings).</para>
+            Additions are installed. The video resolution in the guest will be
+            automatically adjusted (as if you had manually entered an
+            arbitrary resolution in the guest's display settings).</para>
 
             <para>Finally, if the Guest Additions are installed, 3D graphics
             and 2D video for guest applications can be accelerated; see <xref
-            linkend="guestadd-video" />. </para>
+            linkend="guestadd-video" />.</para>
           </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
@@ -104 +103 @@
             exchange data bits between a guest and a host, some of which have
             special meanings for contolling and monitoring the guest; see
-            <xref linkend="guestadd-guestprops" /> for details. </para>
+            <xref linkend="guestadd-guestprops" /> for details.</para>
 
             <para>Additionally, applications can be started in a guest from
-            the host; see <xref linkend="guestadd-guestcontrol" />. </para>
+            the host; see <xref linkend="guestadd-guestcontrol" />.</para>
           </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
@@ -1034 +1033 @@
     creating the shared folder with VBoxManage.</para>
 
+    <para>Starting with version 4.0, VirtualBox shared folders also support
+    symbolic links (<emphasis role="bold">symlinks</emphasis>), under the
+    following conditions:<orderedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>The host operating system must support symlinks (i.e. a Mac,
+          Linux or Solaris host is required).</para>
+        </listitem>
+
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Currently only Linux Guest Additions support symlinks.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </orderedlist></para>
+
     <sect2 id="sf_mount_manual">
       <title>Manual mounting</title>
@@ -1137 +1149 @@
             receive its own drive letter (e.g.
             <computeroutput>E:</computeroutput>) depending on the free drive
-            letters remaining in the guest. </para>
+            letters remaining in the guest.</para>
 
             <para>If there no free drive letters left, auto-mounting will