---
title: "Command line life saver - LinkD"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/7/12/command-line-life-saver-linkd.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/7/12/command-line-life-saver-linkd.html"
published: "2003-07-12T19:40:00"
updated: "2003-07-12T19:40:00"
tags: ["Cool Tools"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "Craig explains and points to a wonderful tool that makes working with long directory names from the command line a breeze - LinkD . This and other useful tools can be found here ."
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# Command line life saver - LinkD

By Roy Osherove July 12, 2003 In [Cool Tools](https://osherove.com/blog/category/cool-tools)

**Historical article** · Originally published July 12, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

[Craig explains and points to a wonderful tool](http://staff.develop.com/candera/weblog2/permalink.aspx/b298fb8a-4e31-4f75-a736-cfe37c15f396) that makes working with long directory names from the command line a breeze - **LinkD**. This and other useful tools can be found [here](http://www.petri.co.il/download_free_reskit_tools.htm).

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## About the author

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