How to make an alias to assist moving files

[zirconium]

I've been playing with the command prompt to move files from one directory to another. I'm finding it wastes a lot of time typing the whole pathway to each directory and I'm curious if there's a way to create an alias to a specific directory?

For example instead of:
move filename C:\Users\a\b\c\d\e...

this:
move filename alias
where alias = C:\Users\a\b\c\d\e...

I made a .bat that can change the command prompt to a specific directory but I don't know how to incorporate this to move a file.

Thanks!

 

[ubuysa]

You need to create a symbolic link to the destination path via the mklink command. See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/pr...ows-server-2012-R2-and-2012/cc753194(v=ws.11)

 

[zirconium]

Thank you, this worked. Is there a way to view what mklinks I made or edit them?

 

[ubuysa]

The dir command should be able to do that via dir /AL /S pathname (where pathname is a drive letter or directory path). See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/dir and note that symlinks come under 'reparse points', which are directory junctions or symlinks.

 

[davehc]

Seems a little complicated..?
I just mark them and drag, or copy/paste them. them