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Make Symlink is a Mac OS X-compatible contextual menu plugin which allow users to create unix-styled symbolic links. Symbolic links, known as symlinks, resemble standard Mac OS X's aliases. The system generally treats a symlink as it does with an alias. While aliases do not work with either Mac OS X unix terminal or remote clients, e.g. FTP and Samba, symlinks are still working flawlessly.
However, Mac users must create a symlink through the unfamiliar unix terminal, so making a symlink is nearly impractical. By using the graphic interface of Make Symlink, users can make symlinks to
However, Mac users must create a symlink through the unfamiliar unix terminal, so making a symlink is nearly impractical. By using the graphic interface of Make Symlink, users can make symlinks to
What's New
Version 1.1.6: CM module supports both PowerPC and Intel Mac (universal binary).
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.3 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.3 or later.
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| Downloads:6,769 |
| Version Downloads:4,084 |
| Type:Utilities : Contextual Menus |
| License:Shareware |
| Date:15 Apr 2006 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price: $14.00 |
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Make Symlink is a Mac OS X-compatible contextual menu plugin which allow users to create unix-styled symbolic links. Symbolic links, known as symlinks, resemble standard Mac OS X's aliases. The system generally treats a symlink as it does with an alias. While aliases do not work with either Mac OS X unix terminal or remote clients, e.g. FTP and Samba, symlinks are still working flawlessly.
However, Mac users must create a symlink through the unfamiliar unix terminal, so making a symlink is nearly impractical. By using the graphic interface of Make Symlink, users can make symlinks to various objects more easily. Destinations folders for created symlinks will appear on hierarchical menus, i.e. entire hard disk will be listed on the menus, and users can browse to any level of the hard disk. It also helps to organize files and perform server maintenance. Make Symlink fully supports unicode texts, so it can list object's names which contain several text encodings, including those for the Asian languages.
However, Mac users must create a symlink through the unfamiliar unix terminal, so making a symlink is nearly impractical. By using the graphic interface of Make Symlink, users can make symlinks to various objects more easily. Destinations folders for created symlinks will appear on hierarchical menus, i.e. entire hard disk will be listed on the menus, and users can browse to any level of the hard disk. It also helps to organize files and perform server maintenance. Make Symlink fully supports unicode texts, so it can list object's names which contain several text encodings, including those for the Asian languages.
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Yeomans reviewed on 10 Aug 2006
Anonymous reviewed on 26 Aug 2004
And I agree, charging $12 for a Unix terminal command is TOO much.
Something should put us Mac users apart from Win users, the machines and system we use aside, and charging for something like this isn't exactly it IMHO. So one star...
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Anonymous reviewed on 21 Jul 2004
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10433
so no need to complain.
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Here is the "On My Command" script:
ln -s __OBJ_PATH__ __DLG_CHOOSE_FOLDER_PATH__
That's it. Let me explain it.
"ln" is the Unix command "link". It creates a link to a file.
"-s" is a modifier. It tells the command to create a symbolic link.
"__OBJ_PATH" is "On My Command" shorthand for the path of the file that you want to create the link from - the file you have selected.
"__DLG-CHOOSE_FOLDER-PATH__" brings up a dialog box from a system library allowing you to select where you want the link to be placed - the destination of the link.
That is the entire program. All this developer did is essentially package this into a stand-alone contextual menu product that does this single thing for which he want $12. Since he has written other contextual menu products he most likely recycled previously written code for the contextual menu "wrapper" and just substituted the Unix command and a library call similar to what was used in "On My Command."
There is no reason it should not work as advertised and work just fine. I am sure it will save space and do all the things it is purported to do. The only issue is having the audacity to charge such a fee for something so simple that is widely available for free that is already available on everyones machine in "terminal mode" if they care to take a few minutes to learn a simple Unix command:
ln -s existingfile directory
So I have said my piece, you are informed, and free to make your choices.
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Anonymous reviewed on 25 Jun 2004
C'mon! I guess people really DO think Mac users have more money than smarts.
This, Batchmod, and heck there was another really dumb one, why does everyone need to create a GUI that all it does is ONE Unix command?
Please.
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Also, for Default Folder users, It is possible to create a simple command script using its DFX tool and the free "On My Command" program to replace this authors "Browse Volumes" shareware program.
If I get permission from the author of Default Folder I will post my script to the "On My Command" library *(for free of course) for all to use. Default Folder is primary designed to enhance Open and Save dialogs and is $25.
Anonymous reviewed on 07 Jun 2004
Sure, and if you can't row your own boat, I have a bridge I'd like to sell you...
Anonymous reviewed on 23 Nov 2003
Anonymous reviewed on 05 Nov 2003