/SYMLINK=keyword /NOSYMLINK (default) If an input file is a symbolic link, the file referred to by the symbolic link is the file that is dumped. The /SYMLINK qualifier indicates that any input symbolic link is dumped. The valid keywords for this qualifier are [NO]WILDCARD, [NO]ELLIPSIS, and [NO]TARGET. Descriptions are as follows: Keyword Explanation NOWILDCARD Indicates that symlinks are disabled during directory wildcard searches. WILDCARD Indicates that symlinks are enabled during wildcard searches. NOELLIPSIS Indicates that symlinks are matched for all wildcard fields except for ellipsis. ELLIPSIS Equivalent to WILDCARD (included for command symmetry). TARGET Indicates that if the named file is a symlink, then the symlink is followed to operate on the symlink target. NOTARGET Indicates that the command operates on the named file whether it is an ordinary file or a symlink. If the file named in the DUMP command is a symlink, the command by default operates on the symlink target.