The similar command @kbd{M-x add-name-to-file} is used to add an
additional name to an existing file without removing its old name.
The new name must belong on the same file system that the file is on.
+On Windows, this command works only if the file resides in an NTFS
+file system. On MS-DOS, it works by copying the file.
@findex copy-file
@cindex copying files
as the target of the link.
Confirmation is required when creating the link if @var{linkname} is
-in use. Note that not all systems support symbolic links.
+in use. Note that not all systems support symbolic links; on systems
+that don't support them, this command is not defined.
@node Compressed Files
@section Accessing Compressed Files