How to make shortcuts

Question

I have been using linux for a like a month and I have felt in love with it, so I as wondering if we can make shortcuts like in windows?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 14 '14 at 18:02

You can make shortcuts for folders by running the below command,

ln -s /path/to/the/original/directory /path/to/the/directorry/in/which/you/want/to/put/the/shortcut/file

Example,

ln -s ~/Pictures ~/Desktop

It will create shortcut for Pictures directory on your Desktop.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 14 '14 at 18:09

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Just 'right-click' on the folder you want to make a shortcut (called link in ubuntu) for, say Pictures folder, and select "make link". It will create another icon called 'link to Pictures' which you can now cut and paste somewhere else.

answered Feb 14 '14 at 18:09

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