symbolic link, a type of file that is a reference to another file or folder
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Applescript creating Sym link with spaces in the path
I'm trying to create a sym link to a network directory when i log in. This is working for a couple of other directories without spaces in the name, but for the life of me I cannot get this one ...
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Symlinked services in ~/Library/Services not working in Lion
Does anyone know how to make symlinked services work in Lion? I used to keep all my services under version control in SL and symlinked into ~/Library/Services and this stopped working when I installed ...
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can I point my Pictures folder to a folder in an external hard drive?
I would like to save some space on my laptop and to do so I was thinking of moving my Pictures folder on an external hard drive. As OSX doesn't want me to mess around with the main folders in my home, ...
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Symlink TO dropbox folder in different user account
Recently purchased a new Mac to be used as a family Mac. We share my Dropbox account and I have installed this into my user folder.
Question: Can I create a symlink into my wife's documents folder ...
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Can the DocSets installed by Xcode be moved to an external disk?
While attempting to clean up my Air's SSD, the estimable DaisyDisk showed me that 4 GB is being eaten up by Xcode DocSets. I like keeping my friends close and my SDK documentation closer, so I'd be ...
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Symlink to hidden file
I have 2 macs, and use Dropbox a lot. On my MacBook I have one folder synced with Dropbox (through a symlink, ln -s ~/folder ~/Dropbox) that is actually in my ~/Library directory, so it's hidden. It ...
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How to keep /Volumes symbolic links from getting auto-deleted?
I moved my /Users directory to a separate disk/partition (to get it off my SSD boot disk) as per this post. However, some things (like double-clicks of .html files to be viewed in a an Opera browser) ...
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How to access a symlink pointing to a place outside the share?
I have a share on Lion Server, and a symlink pointing to a directory outside the share. The symlink is working properly when user is logged into the machine via ssh (so permissions are fine), but when ...
