From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Achim Gratz Subject: Re: Fwd: Mac OS Alias file links Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:26:59 +0200 Message-ID: <8738hfswq4.fsf@Rainer.invalid> References: <87ioqcfepi.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:44623) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WZjjQ-0007K2-Ku for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Apr 2014 12:27:46 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WZjjK-00058Z-CI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Apr 2014 12:27:40 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:48831) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WZjjK-00058O-59 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Apr 2014 12:27:34 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1WZjj7-0002hL-Su for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:27:21 +0200 Received: from pd9eb22b9.dip0.t-ipconnect.de ([217.235.34.185]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:27:21 +0200 Received: from Stromeko by pd9eb22b9.dip0.t-ipconnect.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:27:21 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Ken Mankoff writes: > Aliases are a type of links ("ln" on linux, "shortcut" on Windows > "alias" on OS X (OS X of course also supports "ln")). The difference > between an OS X alias and "ln" is that if the target is moved, the OS X > alias still points to it, and double-clicking on an alias (or issuing > the "open" command in a terminal) will open the target, wherever it > is. If I understand correctly, this only works through Finder and not from a shell and POSIX file access functions. Whether or not Emacs could use aliases therefore depends on what interface it is using to access files on MacOS (I have no idea). > I just checked in a VM and Windows Shortcuts also behave this way. No, they don't. Explorer does find the file if you move it into a subfolder and will ask you to tell it where it went if it doesn't find it, but any direct access through that shortcut will fail as if the file didn't exist. Also, WIndows shortcuts and Windows links are two totally different things and links don't follow moving targets either. Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ SD adaptations for KORG EX-800 and Poly-800MkII V0.9: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#KorgSDada