how to create a Mac OS X "Alias" Kind File in terminal?

Question

With the ln command , ln -s ~/dir dir. alias we can alias a file or folder.

Mac OS X also provides a way to create the "Alias Kind" file, by dragging one file while holding the command+option keys.

How can I create such a file in the Terminal?

Answer 1

While the files may look the same in the finder they are very different.

• ln -s is creating a Unix symbolic link file
• Finder's option copy is creating a Mac alias file.

To create an alias in a Unix shell one can use the osascript command and call it up like they would an Apple Script to do the same thing.