Hi All, As per a previous message (http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2012-05/msg00215.html) I am still finding that mkshortcut causes core dumps (Windows 7, 64 bit). I have tried a few different options: -P or -D still cause dumps. I have checked permissions and they are all ok. Some folders do cause the error, some don't. mkshortcut -n "I for cygwin bin" /D/cyghome/bin /home/RobertMarkBram/bin/createWindowsShortcut.sh: line 160: 8128 Aborted (core dumped) mkshortcut -n "$shortcutName" "$target" I am using an alternative as suggested: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2012-05/msg00232.html It works OK, but isn't nearly as useful as mkshortcut: lnk files handle rather differently than url files. Kind Regards, Rob :) -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple