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Is there a way to paste shortcuts in Ubuntu as in Windows?

rated 0 times [ 5] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 625 / 2 Years ago, wed, december 15, 2021, 10:20:05

Paste shortcuts, or perhaps create a link to another folder from a folder, or any thing of the sort.

I need to do this because I want to crate a link from other directories to my music folder, so that Rhythmbox can update its libraries like that.
I am also asking if it is a good way for adding music to Rhythmbox's library. I am quite new to this, please pardon if the question meets the foolishness criteria. :|

Thanks in advance!

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answered 2 Years ago nquirewha · Accepted Answer

You can do it in Nautilus (the equivalent of Windows Explorer) within Ubuntu.

Let's say you want to make a shortcut of

/home/your_name/source_folder

inside another folder called

/home/you_name/dest_folder

1. Drag and drop

Hold down Ctrl+Shift and drag the source_folder with the Left mouse button into the dest_folder.

2. Right Click Menu

Right click on the source_folder and choose Make Link. A new folder called "Link to source_folder" will be created in /home/you_name/ and you can move it inside dest_folder and rename the link to what you want.