follow an alias link to a directory, using zsh and ohmyzsh

Question

Is it possible to follow an alias link in Terminal using zsh and ohmyzsh?

My Terminal states: 'zsh: permission denied:' or 'cd: not a directory:' .

The alias is of course a little file and not a directory. But in that file there is a pointer to the actual position. I want to switch directories in a script using the alias link.

Answer 1

Aliases are a Finder thing, Unix shells don't know how to make use of them.

• Use symlinks instead of aliases
• Use tools like alisma (downloadable from https://eclecticlight.co/taccy-signet-precize-alifix-utiutility-alisma/, scroll down for the entry) which make the content/target of a Finder alias accessible in Unix shells.