Bug 417136

Summary: Export pictures by creating symlinks (e.g. for a best-of-selection on filesystem)
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: daetsch
Component: Plugin-WebService-FileCopyAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: caulier.gilles, metzpinguin
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 5.9.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In: 7.0.0
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Description daetsch 2020-02-04 10:32:19 UTC 
Hi, I would like to be able to create symbolic links of filtered pictures (e.g. all 5-star-pictures of the year 2019) into a specific folder. Currently I can only export them by copying, which takes tons of disk-space and creates duplicates.
Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2020-02-04 11:30:27 UTC 
This function is already included in digiKam-7.0.0-Beta3 in the file copy plugin.

Maik
Comment 3 daetsch 2020-02-04 12:54:57 UTC 
You guys are awesome! I am more then happy to check that out in a test environment once 7.0.0-Beta3 is available to download. Reply follow.
Comment 4 daetsch 2020-02-04 13:22:14 UTC 
OK, tested it and worked. Thanks a lot about that. Two things: 

1) I could see it creates an absolute link. Would it be possible for you to add the possibility also to create a relative link?

2) I am currently using 5.9.0 with external MySQL-Server. When switching straight up to 7.0.0-Beta3, is there anything I should concern about the database? Or will this work right away?