"Fraga, Eric" <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> writes:

> Assuming I have not missed something, is there a variable I can set on
> visiting an org buffer/file that ensures that links are displayed fully?
>
> Once I've loaded an org file, I can
>
>    M-x org-toggle-link-display RET.
>
> but I would like certain files to start up with links displayed.
>
> If not already possible, it would be nice to either set a file local
> variable or have, say:
>
> #+startup: displaylinks

I went with

#+startup: showlinks
and
#+startup: compresslinks

See the attached patch.
Please test.