diff --git a/cobra/cmd/helpers.go b/cobra/cmd/helpers.go
index e5b37ec7..cd94b3e3 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/helpers.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/helpers.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"text/template"
 )
 
-var cmdDirs = [...]string{"cmd", "cmds", "command", "commands"}
 var srcPaths []string
 
 func init() {
@@ -128,8 +127,6 @@ func writeStringToFile(path string, s string) error {
 
 // writeToFile writes r to file with path only
 // if file/directory on given path doesn't exist.
-// If file/directory exists on given path, then
-// it terminates app and prints an appropriate error.
 func writeToFile(path string, r io.Reader) error {
 	if exists(path) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%v already exists", path)
diff --git a/cobra/cmd/project.go b/cobra/cmd/project.go
index de1168a1..7ddb8258 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/project.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/project.go
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ type Project struct {
 }
 
 // NewProject returns Project with specified project name.
-// If projectName is blank string, it returns nil.
 func NewProject(projectName string) *Project {
 	if projectName == "" {
-		return nil
+		er("can't create project with blank name")
 	}
 
 	p := new(Project)
@@ -54,8 +53,6 @@ func NewProject(projectName string) *Project {
 }
 
 // findPackage returns full path to existing go package in GOPATHs.
-// findPackage returns "", if it can't find path.
-// If packageName is "", findPackage returns "".
 func findPackage(packageName string) string {
 	if packageName == "" {
 		return ""
@@ -73,16 +70,29 @@ func findPackage(packageName string) string {
 
 // NewProjectFromPath returns Project with specified absolute path to
 // package.
-// If absPath is blank string or if absPath is not actually absolute,
-// it returns nil.
 func NewProjectFromPath(absPath string) *Project {
-	if absPath == "" || !filepath.IsAbs(absPath) {
-		return nil
+	if absPath == "" {
+		er("can't create project: absPath can't be blank")
+	}
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(absPath) {
+		er("can't create project: absPath is not absolute")
+	}
+
+	// If absPath is symlink, use its destination.
+	fi, err := os.Lstat(absPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		er("can't read path info: " + err.Error())
+	}
+	if fi.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+		path, err := os.Readlink(absPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			er("can't read the destination of symlink: " + err.Error())
+		}
+		absPath = path
 	}
 
 	p := new(Project)
-	p.absPath = absPath
-	p.absPath = strings.TrimSuffix(p.absPath, findCmdDir(p.absPath))
+	p.absPath = strings.TrimSuffix(absPath, findCmdDir(absPath))
 	p.name = filepath.ToSlash(trimSrcPath(p.absPath, p.SrcPath()))
 	return p
 }
@@ -91,7 +101,7 @@ func NewProjectFromPath(absPath string) *Project {
 func trimSrcPath(absPath, srcPath string) string {
 	relPath, err := filepath.Rel(srcPath, absPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		er("Cobra supports project only within $GOPATH: " + err.Error())
+		er(err)
 	}
 	return relPath
 }
@@ -101,7 +111,6 @@ func (p *Project) License() License {
 	if p.license.Text == "" && p.license.Name != "None" {
 		p.license = getLicense()
 	}
-
 	return p.license
 }
 
@@ -111,8 +120,6 @@ func (p Project) Name() string {
 }
 
 // CmdPath returns absolute path to directory, where all commands are located.
-//
-// CmdPath returns blank string, only if p.AbsPath() is a blank string.
 func (p *Project) CmdPath() string {
 	if p.absPath == "" {
 		return ""
@@ -125,8 +132,6 @@ func (p *Project) CmdPath() string {
 
 // findCmdDir checks if base of absPath is cmd dir and returns it or
 // looks for existing cmd dir in absPath.
-// If the cmd dir doesn't exist, empty, or cannot be found,
-// it returns "cmd".
 func findCmdDir(absPath string) string {
 	if !exists(absPath) || isEmpty(absPath) {
 		return "cmd"
@@ -149,7 +154,7 @@ func findCmdDir(absPath string) string {
 // isCmdDir checks if base of name is one of cmdDir.
 func isCmdDir(name string) bool {
 	name = filepath.Base(name)
-	for _, cmdDir := range cmdDirs {
+	for _, cmdDir := range []string{"cmd", "cmds", "command", "commands"} {
 		if name == cmdDir {
 			return true
 		}