I have created an alias of a folder called 'htdocs alias' and when i type in terminal cd 'htdocs alias' or cd htdocs\ alias it doesnt work?
any reasons why this is happening? or any suggestions to help this?
Mac OS aliases are more similar to Windows shortcuts than to Unix symlinks; you can double-click them but you cannot cd
into them.
This article explains how to make cd
follow OS X aliases:
This is a two-part process requiring a little familiarity with gcc and bash, but I’ll try to make it as simple as possible. Firstly, you need this file: getTrueName.c. This file was created by Thos Davis and is licensed under the GPLv2. Save it anywhere, then compile it with the following command:
gcc -o getTrueName -framework Carbon getTrueName.c
This will create the ‘getTrueName’ executable in the same directory as the source. You can add it to your PATH, or just copy it directly to /usr/bin so it’s easy to access.
Interestingly, when Terminal opens a new shell, .bashrc is not executed as you might expect. Instead, under the login shell, .bash_profile is executed. So, add the following to .bash_profile in your Home directory. You might need to create it first; it isn’t there by default.
cd() { if [[ -f "$1" || -L "$1" ]]; then path=$(getTrueName "$1") builtin cd "$path" else builtin cd "$@" fi }
[edited the function a bit –grawity]
Cmd-L
instead.
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works? Shouldn't it be -eq
? ${#1}
also doesn't look right, $#
should suffice...