Python can be quite terse, and the object classes defined by the python-fu interface are well done. I've yet to find a real-life case where Scheme is more suitable than Python for Gimp scripts.

For your request, just add the line "layer.linked=False" as below. Pay attention to the indenting, python is very fussy, indenting should be consistent (tabs and spaces are different, and I use tabs).

The print statement shows output in a terminal session if you started Gimp that way, and likely in gimp-console. Otherwise it's ignored. This is not the gimp_message() that produces a error message box that has to be acknowledged by the user.

@paynejk,
Linux can't run w/o python.
It's used extensively.
Gerard.

Yeah it's us poor windows users that must suffer
ofnuts i added the line and the splash screen shows it loading then no menu item.
I can live with just hitting shift and unlink.I probably indented the line incorrectly.
Thanks for the script you produced though it will save me loads of time.