How to create a bashrc/zshrc symlink?

Question

I reinstall my OS a lot, and I've learned to start backing up configs in iCloud Drive folder

The command I generally run (after searching google for the nth time):

ln -s "/Users/myName/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs" ~/icloud

Currently, this .zshrc has a lot of alias commands eg

alias sublime="/Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl"

I don't know how to add a global symlink / shortcut / token to this file

How can I persist the fact that ~/icloud or $icloud or ICLOUD should always refer to that path?

You could set a variable icloud="/Users/myName/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs", then refer to it as $icloud. — Mikel
– Mikel, Commented Dec 7, 2019 at 5:00

neaumusic · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-07 01:57:05Z

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After doing a bit more research, it looks like I'm in luck given that I use zshell

Apparently you can export any variable eg export icloud="/Users/james/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs" and refer to it via ~icloud

answered Dec 7, 2019 at 1:57

neaumusic

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