Linker is a macOS shell script and Finder QuickAction to create relative or absolute symbolic links, hard links, Finder aliases, Bookmark files, file clones or legacy file copies

Latest release: https://github.com/JayBrown/Linker/releases/latest Successfully tested on: macOS 10.15.7 (Catalina) & macOS 10.13.6 (High Sierra)

install linker shell script into your $PATH
supported paths for installation: /usr/local/bin /opt/local/bin /opt/sw/bin /sw/bin ~/.local/bin ~/local/bin ~/bin ~/Developer/bin
execute the following, if the script doesn't run: chmod +x ./linker
Mojave & later: install QuickAction workflow with Automator Installer
High Sierra & earlier: install the Service workflow with Automator Installer
Mojave 10.14.3 and earlier (optional): install the Swift 5 Runtime Support for Command Line Tools: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1998?locale=en_US

In Finder you can just use the QuickAction from the contextual menu (or the Service on older systems).

You will have the following options on the command-line, for tool integration in file managers like Nimble Commander, or via the Touch Bar using BetterTouchTool:

linker -a : create Finder Alias -b : create Bookmark file (same as Finder Alias on newer systems) -c : create cloned file copy (only on APFS) -d : create legacy file copy (true duplicate) -h : create hard link (only on HFS+ volumes) -r : create symbolic link with relative path -s : create symbolic link with absolute path

Please note that even the above options will still use the GUI for the user to select the destination directory.

Linker uses a modified code snippet from StackExchange: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/85068/222515 Linker comes bundled with the alisma tool by EclecticLight: https://eclecticlight.co/downloads

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