# Shortcut on Desktop to Project

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/shortcut-on-desktop-to-project/5909>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [February 22, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/shortcut-on-desktop-to-project/5909 "2013-02-22T14:58:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jim\_lapratt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cc9497/32.png) [@jim\_lapratt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jim_lapratt)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/shortcut-on-desktop-to-project/5909/1 "2013-02-22T14:58:15Z")

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In the shortcut I have seen it have “-localfile” and I have seen it without. Which is the correct way to create it? and can someone explain what “-localfile” does for ignition?

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**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/shortcut-on-desktop-to-project/5909/2 "2013-02-22T16:27:01Z")

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The -localfile is only used when the JNLP file is cached on the client. If your shortcut is going directly to the URL of the JNLP then you don’t want to have the -localfile.