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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
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 (over 4 years ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2022-11-24T07:01:53.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2024-06-13T23:51:36.415Z (3 months ago)
Topics: automator-workflow, finder-extension, macos, macos-app, macos-application, macos-applications, macos-automator, open-source, symbolic-links, symlink, workflow
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Stars: 29
Watchers: 4
Forks: 2
Open Issues: 0
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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# 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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## 📇 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.

![create symlink](resources/demo/demo-create-symlink.gif)

## 🎚 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.