How can I symlink a file in Linux? [closed]

Answer 1

To create a symbolic link /soft link, use:

ln -s {source-filename} {symbolic-filename}

e.g.:

ln -s file1 link1

Answer 2

To create a new symlink (will fail if symlink exists already):

ln -s /path/to/file /path/to/symlink

To create or update a symlink:

ln -sf /path/to/file /path/to/symlink

Answer 3

ln -s TARGET LINK_NAME

Where the -s makes it symbolic.

Answer 4

How to create symlink in vagrant. Steps:

1. In vagrant file create a synced folder. e.g config.vm.synced_folder "F:/Sunburst/source/sunburst/lms", "/source" F:/Sunburst/source/sunburst/lms :- where the source code, /source :- directory path inside the vagrant
2. Vagrant up and type vagrant ssh and go to source directory e.g cd source
3. Verify your source code folder structure is available in the source directory. e.g /source/local
4. Then go to the guest machine directory where the files which are associate with the browser. After get backup of the file. e.g sudo mv local local_bk
5. Then create symlink e.g sudo ln -s /source/local local. local mean link-name (folder name in guest machine which you are going to link) if you need to remove the symlink :- Type sudo rm local

Answer 5

(Because an ASCII picture is worth a thousand characters.)

An arrow may be a helpful mnemonic, especially since that's almost exactly how it looks in Emacs' dired.

And big picture so you don't get it confused with the Windows' version

Linux:

ln -s target <- linkName

Windows:

mklink linkName -> target

You could also look at these as

ln -s "to-here" <- "from-here"
mklink "from-here" -> "to-here"

The from-here should not exist yet, it is to be created, while the to-here should already exist (IIRC).

(I always get mixed up on whether various commands and arguments should involve a pre-existing location, or one to be made.)

EDIT: It's still sinking in slowly for me; I have another way I've written in my notes.

ln -s (target exists) (link is made)
mklink (link is made) (target exists)

Answer 6

ln -s sourcepath linkpathname

Note:

-s makes symbolic links instead of hard links