How to make shortcuts

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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?

I guess this is for desktop shortcuts, not symbolic links. I might be wrong, though. — Olli, Feb 14 '14 at 19:59
What shortcuts are you talking about? keyboard shortcuts or program shortcuts? or folders? — Alvar, Feb 15 '14 at 18:05

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

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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.

answered Feb 14 '14 at 18:02

Avinash Raj

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Thank you, also could you let me know what ~ means? – Feb 14 '14 at 18:10
~ is a shortcut for /home/$USER. – Avinash Raj Feb 14 '14 at 18:11

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

Parto

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Ohhh that's why, I for it was something else, but yeah link makes sense. Thank you :) – Feb 14 '14 at 18:11

How to make shortcuts

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