diff --git a/code/setup/symlink_Code.py b/code/setup/symlink_Code.py
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+++ b/code/setup/symlink_Code.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os,string,re,damask
+
+bin_link = { \
+            '.' : [
+                    'DAMASK_spectral.exe',
+                  ],
+           }
+
+damaskEnv = damask.Environment('../../')          # script location relative to root
+baseDir = damaskEnv.relPath('code/')
+
+for dir in bin_link:
+  for file in bin_link[dir]:
+    print baseDir
+    print dir
+    print file
+    src = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(baseDir,dir,file))
+    print src
+    os.path.exists(src)
+    if os.path.exists(src): 
+      sym_link = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(damaskEnv.binDir(),\
+                                              {True: dir,
+                                               False:os.path.splitext(file)[0]}[file == '']))
+      if os.path.lexists(sym_link):
+        os.remove(sym_link)
+      os.symlink(src,sym_link)
+      print sym_link,'-->',src