How to make a folder shortcut

I'm running OS 8 Lite. How do you make a folder shortcut on the desktop? I'm having trouble finding the answer online. Thanks.

In Linux a shortcut is called a symbolic link. A symbolic link is a file which points to another file just like a shortcut in the Windows world. I am not sure how you would achieve this using a GUI but in command line language:

Code:

sudo ln -s shortcuthere filehere

e.g. If you would like to create a shortcut of a directory say /usr/games to my desktop:

Code:

sudo ln -s /home/usr/desktop /usr/games

Hope that helps a little.

May be someone knows of a way using a GUI?

P.S. If you have a directory My Documents then in a command line this is /My\ Documents (in other words replace the space with back slash space).

Haven't got light to hand but the simplest 'workaround' is:

1. Open /home folder

2. Open Desktop folder

3. Right-click the opened Desktop folder and select 'Create New Folder'

Thanks Wolfgang02. That solution worked for me.

Also check out a tip I found on the net recently:

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