alias for directories

Tantalos · 09-08-2004, 10:58 AM

How can I alias I folder,

alias test='ls -a -l' -> works
alias test='/home/Tantalos' -> this doesn't work

Is there a way to make aliases for folders?

Tantalos

Charalambos · 09-08-2004, 11:20 AM

Alias is used to create an alias for a command, not for files or directories.
If you want something equal for files and directories, you should use symbolic links. You can achieve that with the command ln. E.g.
--> ln -s path/to/yourfile linkname
will create in the current directory a symbolic link named "linkname" to the specified file.

mikshaw · 09-08-2004, 12:51 PM

If you're interested in typing fewer characters, you could create an environment variable for a directory.
For example, on most distros, the variable $HOME is used to represent /home/username/.
If you have a directory you frequently work with, such as /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ for example, you could do
export fontdir=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts

Then when you want to use this directory, do
command $fontdir

kenji · 09-14-2004, 01:34 PM

try alias test='cd /home/Tantalos'
but why use alias why dont use links
instead or if you want to go to your
home folder try "cd" it would be
easier! £Ä3