Hi Gordon, I've previously posted to this list about the free "Go2Shell" app, but it was part of a thread trouble-shooting a problem that required using Terminal, and likely did not receive much attention. This is a great tool for switching to a specific folder directory in Terminal that you've previously selected in Finder, as you might want to do in the case of creating your symbolic links.
I'll paste in the relevant text from my post of last November: I also found a useful free app in the Mac App Store named "Go2Shell" that Travis and others may like. Here's the recent TUAW description: <begin quote> Go2Shell is a tiny little 0.3MB app available for free from the Mac App Store that has the potential to speed up your work-flow if it involves Terminal. Go2Shell simply launches a Terminal session with the current folder you're navigating in Finder, or the folder that Go2Shell is located in, open for work. It even supports iTerm, iTerm 2 and xterm if you're not a fan of Apple's own-brand Terminal. It's so simple, it's almost beautiful and if you happen to have to modify files in Terminal, or any other similar task, Go2Shell could be just ticket to save you time. <snip> Go2Shell is a great free download from the Mac App Store that does one thing and one thing well. So if you're a Terminal guru (even the app's preferences are accessed through the command line) then give Go2Shell a whirl. You might like it. <end quote> Here's the link to the Go2Shell program at the Mac App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/app/go2shell/id445770608?mt=12 HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 10, 2012, at 3:26 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: > Hi > > This subject was discussed on Techno-Chat recently but I'm moving it here > because I think it more appropriate now that I am querying OS X specifically. > > When one is creating a symbolic link in a Terminal window, does one first > navigate to the target directory, (where one wants the link file to be > placed), and then use the command: > ln -s /Directory/Filename > assuming a specific file is to be linked? <snip> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
