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Utility for generating shims for the executable files on Windows

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About mkshim

Utility for generating shims for the executable files on Windows

What's new in 1.6.0.0

Changes: #9: Feature Suggestion: Confirm Replace Added new CLI options --skip-replace | -skip Skip replacing the existing shim if it already exists. --confirm-replace | -confirm Will prompt for confirmation before replacing the existing shim.

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Version history

Version Updated Notes
1.6.0.0 Unknown Changes: #9: Feature Suggestion: Confirm Replace Added new CLI options --skip-replace | -skip Skip replacing the existing shim if it already exists. --confirm-replace | -confirm Will prompt for confirmation before replac...
1.5.2.1 Unknown Changes: #7: Improved environment variable support in target path #8: Fixed crash when generating a shim for executables with certain icon formats (e.g. qutebrowser) Added CLI argument alias mapping via an optional mkshi...
1.5.1.0 Unknown Changes: #6: Creating a shim with a path that includes an environment variable Added --keep-envars CLI option
1.4.0.0 Unknown Note WindowsDefender often marks zip files as infected for no reason. Use VirisTotal reports to ensure the safety of any downloaded distributable: - mkshim.zip ✅(0/96) VirusTotal latest scan Changes: - Added validation o...
1.2.0.0 Unknown Note WindowsDefender often marks zip files as infected for no reason. Use VirisTotal reports to ensure the safety of any downloaded distributable: - mkshim.zip ✅(0/96) VirusTotal latest scan Changes: - Added support for...
1.1.3.0 Unknown Note WindowsDefender often marks zip files as infected for no reason. Use VirisTotal reports to ensure the safety of any downloaded distributable: - mkshim.zip ✅(0/96) VirusTotal latest scan Changes: - Change: overlay is...
1.0.0.0 Unknown No notes