Symbolic Links On Linux
Symbolic Links On Linux CONTENTS Links Types How to Use the ln Command Creating Symlink To a File Creating Symlinks To a Directory Overwriting Symlinks Removing Symlinks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Definition: A symbolic link, also known as a symlink or soft link, is a special type of file that points to another file or directory. ln command to create symbolic links. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links Types There are two types of links in Linux/UNIX systems: Hard links . You can think a hard link as an additional name for an existing file. Hard links are associating two or more file names with the same inode . You can create one or more hard links for a single file. Hard links cannot be created for directories and files on a different filesystem or p