retarded question: How do i make a shortcut to a folder?

[petkov]

I can make shortcuts to devices and programs but how do i make a shortcut to a specific folder? I KNOW i's a retarded question but I cant find that info anywhere. I have read the FAq and the pdf how to

[penguin.ch]

Re: retarded question: How do i make a shortcut to a folder?

I KNOW i's a retarded question

And the retarded answer is: ls -l [target] [pointer] (man ln) 8)

[petkov]

Re: retarded question: How do i make a shortcut to a folder?

ok, thanx. Actually it's ln, NOT ls and it should be-s NOT -i. Whats the diff between a hard link and a symbolic one? So there is no point-and-click way then?

[javierrivera]

Re: retarded question: How do i make a shortcut to a folder?

The easy answer is that you want softlinks. The harder one:

http://linuxgazette.net/105/pitcher.html

To make links from Konqueror, just drag and drop the folder that you want to link in the place that you want it to be linked. When you drop the folder a menu should appear asking you what to do with the file, choose link.

Javier.

[penguin.ch]

Re: retarded question: How do i make a shortcut to a folder?

Actually it's ln, NOT ls and it should be-s NOT -i

Ooops, sorry ... must have been really stoned (in one way or the other ...)

[firephoto]

Re: retarded question: How do i make a shortcut to a folder?

If you have two konqueror windows open or split your view in konqueror, View menu, Split View... or:
Ctrl+Shift+R (right/left panes)
or
Ctrl+Shift+T(top/bottom panes)

Then drag and drop your folder to the desired location from one pane and pick 'Link here' when it pops up you'll get a symlink.

Oh, you can just right click in some empty space and create new link to location too and enter the path and link name you want.