https://github.com/ololx/create-symlink
Create Symlink is a simple mac Automator workflow which provides a GUI for the symbolic links creation on macOS. There is an alternative https://github.com/ololx/quick-symlink
https://github.com/ololx/create-symlink
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Create Symlink is a simple mac Automator workflow which provides a GUI for the symbolic links creation on macOS. There is an alternative https://github.com/ololx/quick-symlink
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/ololx/create-symlink
- Owner: ololx
- License: mit
- Created: 2020-04-02T04:32:07.000Z (about 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2022-11-24T07:01:53.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-30T11:42:06.675Z (6 months ago)
- Topics: automator-workflow, finder-extension, macos, macos-app, macos-application, macos-applications, macos-automator, open-source, symbolic-links, symlink, workflow
- Homepage:
- Size: 2.18 MB
- Stars: 32
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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README
# Create Symlink
The Create Symlink is a simple mac Automator workflow which provides a GUI for the symbolic links creation on macOS.
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[](LICENCE) [](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
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## 📇 Table of Contents
- [About](#about)
- [Demo](#demo)
- [Features](#feature)
- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
- [Built With](#built-with)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Code of Conduct](#code-of-conduct)
- [Versioning](#versioning)
- [Authors](#authors)
- [Licensing](#licensing)
## 📖 About
For me the symbolic links is a useful feature of macOS. They can be especially useful when it's needed to store the `Documents` folder on a hard drive or SD card, but on the ssd to create a just link to this folder.
Create Symlink is a mac Automator workflow which allows to create symbolic links of selected folders or files. It can be added to the "Services” menu and called by right-clicking on selected folders or files and selecting `Services --> create symlink` from the context menu.
**There is an alternative project with similar functionality, but a different implementation - a `Finder extension`.; for more details see https://github.com/ololx/quick-symlink.**
## 📸 Demo
Demo shows how it works.
## 🎚 Features
- Create a symbolic links in a several clicks via the context menu instead of the terminal promt;
- Create a symbolic links for the selected files or folders;
- Save a symbolic links to the selected directory.
### To Do
- ~~For more information on an upcoming development, please read the todo list.~~ No plans.
### Changelog
- For more information on a releases, a features and a changes, please read the [changelog](CHANGELOG.md) notes.
## 🚦 Getting Started
These instructions allow to get a copy of this project and run it on a local machine.
### Prerequisites
Before using it, make sure that follows software are installed on the local machine:
- **[macOS](https://www.apple.com/ru/macos/what-is/)** - the operating system under which the process is executing;
- **[Automator](https://support.apple.com/guide/automator/welcome/mac)** - the program for operations automation.
If any of the listed programs is not installed, then it can be installed by instruction as described below.
1. #### macOS
- Install macOS by [this](https://support.apple.com/ht201372) instruction.
2. #### Automator
- Automator is included on macOS. Just install the macOS.
### Installing
In order to install it is quite simple to:
1. Clone this repository;
2. Go to the directory with this tool (optionally):
- via Finder;
- via Terminal prompt;
```bash
cd /{path to dir with tool}/create-symlink
```
3. Install the tool in macOS (optionally):
- via double-click on _create symlink.workflow_;
- via Terminal prompt;
```bash
open create\ symlink.workflow
```
4. Push the `Install` button.
### Cloning
For the cloning this repository to a local machine, just use the follows link:
```bash
https://github.com/ololx/create-symlink
```
### Using
For use it is required to:
1. Select folders or files for which a symbolic link is needed;
2. Call the context menu by right-clicking on selected;
3. Select menu item `services --> create symlink`;
4. Select a destination folder on the choosing dialog and push the `Select` button.
## 🛠 Built With
- **[Automator](https://support.apple.com/guide/automator/welcome/mac)** - the program for operations automation.
## 🎉 Contributing
If you want to contribute this project - you are welcome and have fun.
Please visit the [contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) section for details on this code of conduct, and the process for submitting pull requests.
## 📝 Code of Conduct
In order to ensure that all is welcoming, please review and abide by the [code of conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
## 🗒 Versioning
For the versioning is used [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/). For the versions available, see the [changelog](CHANGELOG.md) or the tags on this repository.
## ©️ Authors
* **Alexander A. Kropotin** - *Initial work* - [ololx](https://github.com/ololx).
## 🔏 Licensing
This project is licensed under the MIT license - see the [lisence](LICENSE) document for details.