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       /SYMLINK=keyword(default)
       /NOSYMLINK

    If an input-file specification parameter is a symbolic link,
    the displayed file attributes are those of the symbolic link
    itself. If any file attribute is requested, then the contents
    of the symbolic link are also displayed, with an arrow appearing
    between the file name and the contents (for example, LINK.TXT ->
    FILE.TXT).

    The /NOSYMLINK qualifier indicates that if an input file
    specification is a symbolic link, then the file attributes of
    the file to which the symbolic link refers are displayed; the
    displayed name is still the name of the symbolic link itself.

    The valid keywords for this qualifier are [NO]WILDCARD,
    [NO]ELLIPSIS, and [NO]TARGET. Descriptions are as follows:

    Keyword     Explanation

    WILDCARD    Indicates that symlinks are enabled during wildcard
                searches.
    NOWILDCARD  Indicates that symlinks are disabled during directory
                wildcard searches.
    ELLIPSIS    Equivalent to WILDCARD (included for command
                symmetry).
    NOELLIPSIS  Indicates that symlinks are matched for all wildcard
                fields except for ellipsis.
    TARGET      Indicates that if the target file of the file
                specification is a symlink, then the target file
                is followed.
    NOTARGET    Indicates that the command operates on the target
                file even if it is a symlink.

    If the file named in the DIRECTORY command is a symlink, the
    command by default operates on the symlink itself.
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