Can I make an alias?

quintan · 11-25-2005, 03:37 AM

In Linux, is there a way to make, I'm not sure what to call them, an alias in a directory, that links to directories I often visit, so I don't have to often type in the full path everytime I visit?

druuna · 11-25-2005, 03:42 AM

Hi,

You can make an alias like this:

alias cd2dir='cd /path/to/dir'

After entering the above command you can go to /path/to/dir by typing cd2dir.
cd2dir can be anything, as long as it is one word.

If you like this, put the command in your .profile (or .bash_profile)

bathory · 11-25-2005, 03:44 AM

What you mean is called "symbolic link" or abbreviated symlink. You can make one by running:

Code:

ln -s /path/to/directory /alias