BookmarkData

BookmarkData is data structure used in OSX to keep reference to a file even in cases where the file was moved (on the same drive) or renamed

It's similar to finder Alias, but without magic header

Sometimes contained in PList use the extension .sfl, ex: ~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.sharedfilelist/com.apple.LSSharedFileList.FavoriteServers.sfl

• Accessing Files and Directories

• URLByResolvingBookmarkData

• Apple's BookmarkData - exposed! – mikeymikey blogs here

• al45tair / mac_alias — Bitbucket - mac_alias lets you generate or read binary Alias and Bookmark records from Python code.

• [.macos] Add Finder sidebar (com.apple.sidebarlists) user defaults · Issue #693 · mathiasbynens/dotfiles

• Working with SharedFileList (.sfl) files from OSX 10.11 El Capitan in python

Finder Alias is similar

Lookslike Sierra use an other format: File system funnies in Sierra: folders that aren’t, and altered aliases – The Eclectic Light Company

• Alias (Mac OS) — Wikipedia

• Some information about MacOS aliases collected from the web.

• osx - Why are the alias so big in filesize in Mountain Lion? - Ask Different

• diimdeep/afsctool: AFSC (Apple File System Compression) tool

• jrk/afsctool: Command line utility for analyzing and managing HFS+ compression.

• Alias Manager - Core Services | Apple Developer Documentation

• osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to make alias file to POSIX file "/file/to/make/link/from" at POSIX file "/folder/where/to/make/link"'

• SourceForge.net Repository - [osxutils] Contents of /osxutils/src/mkalias.c

• osx - How to use Mac Finder to list all aliases in a folder - Stack Overflow

• objective c - How do I create a Finder alias within an application? - Stack Overflow

• A script to convert aliases to symlinks - Mac OS X Hints

• FSMegaInfo

• CFAliasData v BookmarkData

• Resolving Modern Mac Alia File | Indie Stack