Provide "dry-run" functionality

[goanpeca]

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What is the idea?

The current (and in development?) API supports the ability to create and remove shortcuts by pointing to a path or providing a dictionary of metadata.

Why is this needed?

In some cases it is nice to know what will happen without actually running the creation or removal process.

What should happen?

Provide a parameter or flag so that the result of create/remove is the same, but without actually executing the process of creation or removal in a similar vein to the "--dry-run" functionality of condaProvide a parameter or flag so that the result of create/remove is the same, but without actually executing the process of creation or removal in a similar vein to the "--dry-run" functionality of conda

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Thanks!

[jaimergp]

not stale

[jypeter]

This standard feature seems like a good idea