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Daily Trick 35. File Aliasing

As we all have known, having alias (or well-known as shortcut) can save you a lot of time in navigating through files.

For highlighted items, there are 3 ways you can use to create an alias of them:

  1. Ctrl-Click on one of them (highlighted items) and choose Make Alias from the contextual menu
  2. Drag-n-Drop them with modifier keys Cmd-Opt pressed
  3. Hit the keyboard shorcut Cmd-L and the alias will be made

Depending on the situation, you can choose one of the making alias techniques. For example, if you want to make alias on the same directory and subsequently move it elsewhere, 3rd technique is the most suitable.

Categories: Daily Tricks
Tags: Alias

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