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#49476: fix: second argument to shell.writeShortcutLink is optional

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codebytere
Created: Jan 21, 2026, 10:20:58 AM
Merged: Jan 23, 2026, 10:24:48 AM
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Description of Change

Closes #49469

Fixes an issue where shell.writeShortcutLink was throwing TypeError: Insufficient number of arguments when called with just [(path, options)] and no operation argument, even though the docs say operation should default to "create". Fix the argument parsing to check if the second argument is an object (options) or a string (operation), allowing the operation to be optional as expected.

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Notes: Fixed an issue where shell.writeShortcutLink was throwing TypeError: Insufficient number of arguments when called with just [(path, options)].

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