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ln

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

  • Create a symbolic link to a file or directory:

ln -s {{/path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/symlink}}

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

ln -sf {{/path/to/new_file}} {{path/to/symlink}}

  • Create a hard link to a file:

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