Alias (Mac OS)
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alias-mac-os-257-6169480
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Alias (Mac OS)
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In classic Mac OS System 7 and later, and in macOS, an alias is a small file that represents another object in a local, remote, or removable file system and provides a dynamic link to it; the target object may be moved or renamed, and the alias will still link to it. In Windows, a "shortcut", a file with a .lnk extension, performs a similar function. It is similar to the Unix symbolic link, but with the distinction of working even if the target file moves to another location on the same disk. As
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Small file that represents another file
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alias_(Mac_OS)
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2024-04-10T21:12:06Z
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