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Any way to make symlinks or aliases resolve over a network with macOS?

So I like to move my big folders from the home folder on the macOS System SSD to a hard drive and keep the SSD mainly for the system files and apps, a fairly common practice. Problem is when I want to ...
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How to use variable in alias termux?

my alias for opening Google is is like this alias g="termux-open-url https://google.com" for search url look like this http://google.com/search?q=what+I+search I wanted that if I write g what I ...
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How can I place a shortcut to a network folder in my sidebar?

My ultimate goal here is very simple: I want to place a shortcut to a specific network folder (on another machine my home network), in the sidebar of my personal machine. But I am getting some very ...
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Opening Randomized Images From Multiple Folders With Preview Application

Basically what I am trying to achieve is the following: Create an alias list of any amount of folders with the Finder's selection. Get all images from those folders with a shell script. Randomize ...
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List all aliases starting with a particular string

To improve on the steps I have to take to complete some actions on my Mac, I have created many aliases. Example: To open System Preferences, which I have to do often to manage multiple monitors, I ...
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How to copy all content of a folder excluding one filetype?

I have a folder containing 74 subfolders, that has a number of aliases strewn about within it. I'm trying to copy the entire top-level folder (and all of its contents, obviously) over to Google File ...
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Applescript alias is not updating after renaming a folder

I am still learning Applescript, but I am trying to script some automation for me. I am trying to get it to create a folder based on user input and then create a sub-folder with contents duplicated ...
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Fixing aliases for hidden files

Had to migrate to a new Mac and all of the aliases I have for hidden files are broken. When I try to navigate to the original file when I click "fix alias", I can't see the file in question in the ...
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Is there a way to configure Finder to move files to external drives by default, rather than copying them?

I was recently helping somebody move their Mac's information to Google Drive, and the best solution turned out to be using the Google Drive client for Mac. I moved the relevant files to their Google ...
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Turn Bluetooth On & Off via Terminal [duplicate]

I'm trying to find out how to turn Bluetooth On or Off by using the Terminal on macOS Catalina. I used to be able to do it with the following commands: alias bton="sudo defaults write /Library/...
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trying to run FSF emacs in character based mode ( -nw ) on Catalina

After installing Catalina on my laptop emacs vanished so I installed the latest version from FSF. Running it in a window (gui mode) works fine but I can't get it to reliably work in character mode in ...
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How to make and alias list from multiples results of a shell script?

So this is the shell script that I have in my Applescript editor which brings up all of the videos that have been added to my computer today. do shell script "mdfind 'kMDItemDateAdded >= $time....
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Applescript problems with renaming a file and getting the alias to change it's name as well

I have run into a particular problem with a larger script that I am writing. I am trying to rename all the files in a folder with a prefix of "temp_" and in doing so have the alias to that file still ...
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spotlight finds “anaconda-navigator” but `conda` has been uninstalled

CLARIFICATION. I am not trying to use conda, much less reinstall it. My question is about a behaviour that I don't understand. THE BEHAVIOUR. Some time ago I (must have) uninstalled conda, and ...
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Command works when run from alias but not when typed?

I use to type this command a lot : sshfs 10.xxx.xx.4:/Users/username/code mountpoint So one day i put it as an alias on my .bash_profile as alias sshfs='sshfs 10.xxx.xx.4:/Users/username/code ...
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MacOS zsh alias pwd is incorrect

I recently switched to MacOS and some aliases in ZSH which were working on a linux system is giving me headaches in MacOS. To be specific, pwd variable inside alias is using the same directory where ...
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How can I create an alias/shorcut to sudo/root an app permanently?

I would like to have an alias to run an app as root always. I am trying to save time and not go through the terminal commands. Thanks!
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The command for alias local='…' gets run on terminal open

I have an alias set up in my .bash_profile file: alias local='npm run start-local', and for whatever reason when I open a new terminal session it is trying to run that command npm run start-local ...
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Open folder in dock by simply clicking

Hi. In my workspace I have these frequently used folders that I keep in my dock, but I find it annoying that I have to right click and click "open" every time i want to open them. Is there some way I ...
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Recreate old aliases in bulk to reduce their file size, keeping their name and creation date

I noticed that in recent versions of macOS, aliases I create are smaller than they used to be. I have a folder full of old aliases whose sizes range from 50 KB to 6 MB, but new aliases seem to be ...
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Best practices to move macOS Mail.app storage to an external drive?

I have a system with fairly small internal storage (500GB) so I have attached a reasonably quick external storage device (256GB) that will be constantly mounted. To free up space on the internal ...
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How can I create a Finder alias in a bash script that reads arguments from the command-line?

I'd like to write a bash script that takes 2 inputs: path to actual file path of a Finder alias file (not a unix link) to be created that refers to 1. The bash script should pass these inputs to an ...
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Finder doesn't show thumbnails for Alias in OS 10.14.2

Since upgrading to 10.14.2, the Finder doesn't make thumbnails for aliases of jpeg image files, instead, it only displays the generic JPEG icon. Is this a new bug, or is there a hidden setting ...
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Bash Alias Not Found Error

I have the following command that I am trying to put into a bash alias. The command by itself works fine, but when I try to alias it, I am getting the following errors: The Command find . -maxdepth ...
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How does macOS implement symbolic link in Mojave on FAT32 filesystems?

I remember in the past, not all types of aliases (as in the macOS feature) can be created on all filesystems. This is because symbolic link (as in the type of file) is a special Unix file type, ...
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How can I create text-based aliases? (Local hyperlinks?)

I need to use deeply-buried files/folders on a hard disk at work. I can create aliases, which is helpful. An alias gives me an icon that I can double-click to open the original. But I would like to ...
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Alias in bash to Change Directory

When I am typing in a typical alias with my .bash_profile, my change directory is not working. I currently have the following: alias cdicloud="/Users/<username>/Library/Mobile Documents/com~...
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How to set PHP alias for all users

This is probably easy, but I don't know how to set it for all users. So, when I run: which php it shows /usr/local/php5-7.2.0-20171215-181251/bin/php However I've just installed PHP using brew on ...
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How can one trigger the creation of an iCloud Drive alias?

I am not referring to traditional symlinks in general, but specifically to the "alias" files used within iCloud Drive. I am also not referring to "stub" files that indicate that a file has not yet ...
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Can't navigate to folder alias on server in the save window

After upgrading to macOS High Sierra, I can't save a file to the alias of a folder in the open/save dialog box on a server. When browsing to the folder I want to save the file to, the folder aliases ...
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random “broken” alias from Keynote presentation

So for over a few months now ive been having issue with the Keynote application creating these 'broken alias' files on my MacBook Air randomly from time to time(10.13.5 High Sierra; APFS Volume). Ive ...
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AppleScript: alias reference is not changing after renaming a folder

I'm new to AppleScript and after doing: set folder_name to "New_Folder" tell application "Finder" to make new folder at desktop set my_folder to result as alias tell application "Finder" to set the ...
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How to create an Alias with a Variable inside?

I want to create an Alias for my Terminal to quick-search inside files. In Ubuntu is was: alias gre="egrep -rnw ". I used it like that $ gre 'my search string'. Now I want this for my local MacBook-...
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“can't get alias”?

I have the following script that I want to use to change a single string in a Pages file to another, and it bombs with can't get alias. How do I fix this? tell application "Pages" set MYTESTFILE ...
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Alias - 'Show Original' in new tab

Update: After the two answers so far I have moved the goalposts slightly. I need multiple selections & tabs - the existing answers; one has multi-select capability, the other gives me tabs, which ...
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symbolic link vs. alias

Disclaimer: I work with programmers, but am not one myself and have no real / formal knowledge of how an OS works; please be patient if the following makes plain my ignorance :) I am trying to ...
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How do I make aliases hidden in macOS?

When I enter in Terminal: chflags hidden location_of_alias it hides the actual original folder the alias points to but it does not actually hide the alias itself. How do I do it?
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Creating aliases for iTerm 2 that work during ssh

I use numerous aliases set at a given UNIX environment. For example my current fish shell under OSX have these below gm -> git merge dk -> docker kill and so on. Now the challenge is I use iTerm 2 ...
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Is it possible to edit a macOS alias with vim?

I like to use macOS's alias feature to not have to make redundant files. These aliases work great with Chrome and TextEdit. When I open them with vim, however, I get a giant messy file (presumably the ...
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Remotely accessing Time Machine folder structure using Back To My Mac

I'm in Japan, and I have a Time Machine backup on a disk that's hooked up to my AirPort Extreme in New York. I can connect to the disk using Back To My Mac. The disk is quite old, and I have no backup ...
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Search for alias not finding files

I am running Yosemite on a Mac Pro Mid 2010. When I moved to an SSD for my boot drive, I started using Symbolic Linking so some apps would store their data on a regular HD. So, for example, I go to ...
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How to fix the command line shortcut for the Brackets editor?

I've installed Brackets, but if I try to type brackets at the command line I get -bash: brackets.sh: command not found I've found that the shell script is located in /Applications/Brackets.app/...
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Make Desktop the alias folder macOS High Sierra

How can I make the Desktop folder, the alias folder for a different folder too? In other words: In Mail app, if you double click on an image someone emailed to you, it downloads to: /Users/name/...
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how to create environment variables recognized by OSX gui

I use a lot of aliases in my ~/.bash_profile.. just to make my navigation easier and so on. I was wondering if I can make environment variables recognizable by OSX at a gui level.. for example if I ...
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List of Metadata Attribute Aliases That I can Search for in Spotlight

If I open up Spotlight, I can use metadata attributes such as kind:pdf and date:today to refine my search. I'm curious if there's a way to list all of these attributes that I can use with this ...
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Moving mail to folder removes it from mail account

I have two aliases set up in my Gmail account and on my Mac Mail.app I set up a rule for each alias that if an email is "to 'Alias A'", move it to folder "Alias A Folder" - respectively for "Alias B". ...
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How to organize/sort alias mails?

I have one mail account with 3 aliases. I am wondering if there is any way to separate them from one mailbox to 4 individual mailboxes? Is there a "hidden feature" I do not know about that lets you ...
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Copy the original when dragging a alias

I have i.e. a folder full with alias from everywhere on my system. Now I want to give exactly this files as the originals to an extern hard drive or what else. Is there a way to simply take these ...
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Possible to create a Bash alias that enters a certain string into Terminal?

Is it possible to create a Bash alias that upon running, enters a string of my prior choosing, into Terminal? Let's pretend this is in my ~/.bash_profile: alias start_youtube="cd ~/Video/Youtube; **[...
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Is it possible to create a shortcut that represents every file in a directory

Is it possible to create a shortcut ln -s ./source ./destination that represents every file in a directory? I know I could just create an alias for the parent directory, but in my situation, I have ...

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