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Is there a feature on OS X that does the same as mklink under Windows 7? It can create symbolic links and hard links.
I have just read about this tool to have Dropbox sync an application folder by combining it with mklink on Windows 7, using a hard link:
http://www.hackingfreaks.in/2011/01/9-amazing-software-mashups-killer-free.html
How can I achieve this on OS X?
Cilvic
Posted 2011-01-11T16:34:57.003
Reputation: 569
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Open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app. Run ln for a short description and man ln for the documentation.
Example:
ln existing.txt new.txt
For folders, create a symbolic link using ln -s:
ln -s existing new
As per Scott's comment, these symbolic links work with Dropbox on OS X
Hardlinks on folders are possible but difficult, and insanely dangerous if you mess it up (they don't like recursion).
Daniel Beck
Posted 2011-01-11T16:34:57.003
Reputation: 98 421
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Not so Equivalent like mklink.
ls -s /tmp/a /tmp/b
If I open project using CLion and select /tmp/b, I'll see it finally recognized as /tmp/a. The title bar of the window displays the path it "think".
While under windows, mklink /j c:\b c:\a will indeed make all applications think files in 'c:\b' not 'c:\a'.
Use CLion do the same thing: Open project in c:\b, the title bar will display "c:\b...".
This is the desired behavior a symbol link should be.
However, macOS cannot do this correctly.
user3849428
Posted 2011-01-11T16:34:57.003
Reputation: 1
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Use a symlink to sync folders outside your Dropbox on Mac OS X (and Linux for that matter). It works fine, and you avoid the whole can of worms that hard linking directories is. See http://wiki.dropbox.com/TipsAndTricks/SyncOtherFolders
– Scott – 2011-01-11T16:59:14.960