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The same thing happens to me. The aliases specified in .bashrc are ignored when I open a terminal window, even if Bash is the running shell. To make Bash read my .bashrc, I have to type the bash command again. I have no idea why it behaves in this way...

Yes, I know you were still waiting... ;-)

I had the same problem. I could make aliases to certain apps/directories/files but not to others. The "Alias" context menu option is grey, disabled. Trick: look for an alias you already have somewhere; select "Make alias" from the context menu; now you have an alias to a file you do not care...

I had the same problem. I could make aliases to certain apps/directories/files but not to others. The "Alias" context menu option is grey, disabled. Trick: look for an alias you already have somewhere; select "Make alias" from the context menu; now you have an alias to a file you do not care...

Could it depend on the type of application I want to make the alias to? E.g., I could make aliases for Firefox, The Gimp and CodeBlocks, just selecting "Make Alias" from the context menu. But I could not make it for, e.g., Xcode or TextEdit; in this case the "Make Alias" command is not present...

rubaiyat: I always get a copy no matter where I drag the file/application icon to (in another window or on the desktop background).

earthsaver: I just tried Cmd+Option+drag, and I got a copy of the file, not a link (alias).

I cannot make an alias for every application. Sometimes I get the "Make alias" option in the context menu, sometimes this option is disabled, sometimes it is not present at all. I would like to group the applications in some way (creating my directory tree with aliases inside), instead of...

Are you sure you are using a bash shell? Try to launch it explicitly with the bash command, and it should work. Also check your .bashrc is in your home directory.