Link File Plugin

With this plugin you will be able to add shortcuts to your favourites directories

Installation

You can install this plugin in two ways:

<·> If you have oh my zsh (Recommended):

• You have to clone this repository in the plugin directory

~/.oh-my-zsh/plugins/

git clone https://github.com/JaumeRF/linkfile-zsh.git

• And then add linkfile to the plugins array in your .zshrc file:

plugins=(... linkfile-zsh)

<·> If you don't want to install oh my zsh:

• First, you need to copy the raw code in github.
• After that, open your .zshrc file in a text editor and paste the raw code at the end.

Note: normally the .zshrc file is in the home directory: ~/ at the terminal.

Note: to reload the .zshrc file run source ~/.zshrcat the terminal.

Functions

• linkfile [shorcut-name] [path]: add a shortcut

• linkfile [shortcut-name]: add a shortcut to the actual directory

• linkfile: add a shortcut, with the same name as the directory, to the actual directory

• linkfile_list: lists all shortcuts

• linkfile_rename [old-name] [new-name]: rename an existing shortcut

• linkfile_remove [shortcut-name]: remove a shortcut

• linkfile_delete: remove all shortcuts

Note: With linkfile_removeand linkfile_delete you'll be asked if you want to remove shortcuts 1accept 2cancel:

Do you wish to delete the link: [shortcut-name] ?
1) Yes  2)No
?#

Usage

First, generate a shortcut

linkfile [shortcut-name] [path]

And then you can access to your folder with:

ƒ [shortcut-name]

Note: the special character ƒ can be changed in default var_prefix "ƒ" in the .zsh file or in the raw code.

Aliases

Alias	Command
lf	linkfile
lfls	linkfile_list
lfrnm	linkfile_rename
lfrm	linkfile_remove
lfdlt	linkfile_delete

Author

• Jaume Ros