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ln — Create links to files and directories. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/man

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Problem

How to use the ln command: Create links to files and directories. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/ln-invocation.html>.

Solution

ln — Create links to files and directories. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/ln-invocation.html>.

Create a symbolic link to a file or directory:

ln {{[-s|--symbolic]}} /{{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/symlink}}

Create a symbolic link relative to where the link is located:

ln {{[-s|--symbolic]}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/symlink}}

Overwrite an existing symbolic link to point to a different file:

ln {{[-sf|--symbolic --force]}} /{{path/to/new_file}} {{path/to/symlink}}

Create a hard link to a file:

ln /{{path/to/file}} {{path/to/hardlink}}

Code Snippets

Create a symbolic link to a file or directory

ln {{[-s|--symbolic]}} /{{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/symlink}}

Create a symbolic link relative to where the link is located

ln {{[-s|--symbolic]}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/symlink}}

Overwrite an existing symbolic link to point to a different file

ln {{[-sf|--symbolic --force]}} /{{path/to/new_file}} {{path/to/symlink}}

Create a hard link to a file

ln /{{path/to/file}} {{path/to/hardlink}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/ln

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