Reputation: 851

Symlink ~.zshrc

If my .zshrc file is ~/.dotfiles/zsh/.zshrc, how can I create a symlink so that the file appears as ~/.zshrc?

Upvotes: 19

Answers (5)

Cooper Runyan

Reputation: 84

On MacOS, you can't use ~ in a symlink where the directory is quoted. You need to use full paths. I'd recommend running ln -s "$HOME/.dotfiles/zsh/.zshrc" "$HOME/.zshrc" Alternatively, you can forget the quotes, and use ~ in place of $HOME, however if there are any spaces (or variables with spaces) you'll probably run into problems.

Upvotes: 0

chepner

Reputation: 531325

You don't actually need a symlink. Add the following to ~/.zshenv:

ZDOTDIR=~/.dotfiles/zsh

zsh sources ~/.zshenv before any other files, and will use the value of $ZDOTDIR as the location for local configuration files in lieu of your home directory.

Upvotes: 0

lehanh

Reputation: 585

for me, when using relative path for symlink, it can show error: ~/.zshrc: No such file or directory error as @astephen2. You should change to absolute path then it working fine

Upvotes: 0