Making Aliases to Hidden Directories

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Hey everybody,

I want to make have an alias (shortcut) on my desktop to a subdirectory that's in the hidden "usr" directory (Macintosh HD/usr).

I've gotten as far as revealing the folder "usr" by using the terminal, but when I right click on the subdirectory, the option to "Make Alias" does not show up as it normally does. This applies to every subdirectory contained in "usr."

What do I need to do in order to make an alias of a folder inside "usr"?

Thanks.
 
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For all who are curious, somebody on another forum answered my question: if you hold down COMMAND + OPTION while dragging a file from one place in finder to another, it will make an alias. This worked.

However, I'm still curious as to why I can't make an alias of the files in "usr" by right-clicking, and would appreciate it if anybody could enlighten me.

Thanks.
 

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