- Start a bash shell, locally or remotely
- Change to the user's home directory if it is not already done
- Link a directory or network share to a local name by using ln command
Examples:
ln -s "/cygdrive/d/pub/" "pub"
creates a link from D:\pub to pub in the user's home directory.
ln -s "//myserver/netdata" "netdata"
creates a link from \\myserver\netdata to netdata in the user's home directory.
Now, the user can use pub and netdata to access D:\pub and/or \\myserver\netdata respectively.