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Alias (Mac OS)

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 (unless the original file is recreated; such an alias is ambiguous and how it is resolved…

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Managing aliases

Drag-and-dropCommandOptionCarbonMac OS X 10.6
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Function

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Preventing alias failure

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Developed by
Apple, Inc.
Magic number
'book\0\0\0\0mark\0\0\0\0'
Type code
alis
Type of format
shortcut
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)
com.apple.alias-file

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Function

Preventing alias failure

Distinguishing marks

File structure

Managing aliases

Relation to BSD symbolic and hard links

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Alias (Mac OS)

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples7
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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Alias (Mac OS)

Top relations

Developed by · 1
Alias (Mac OS) → Apple, Inc.
Magic number · 1
Alias (Mac OS) → 'book\0\0\0\0mark\0\0\0\0'
Type code · 1
Alias (Mac OS) → alis
Type of format · 1
Alias (Mac OS) → shortcut
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) · 1
Alias (Mac OS) → com.apple.alias-file

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Important terminology

alias file macos os mac aliases original symbolic system links hard another similar link unix object shortcut api name 10

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Alias (Mac OS)Developed byApple, Inc.1.00infobox
Alias (Mac OS)Magic number'book\0\0\0\0mark\0\0\0\0'1.00infobox
Alias (Mac OS)Type codealis1.00infobox
Alias (Mac OS)Type of formatshortcut1.00infobox
Alias (Mac OS)Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)com.apple.alias-file1.00infobox
cd can be set up to check for aliasesinstance ofcommands0.80text
treat them just like symbolic or hard linksinstance ofcommands0.80text

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