Unix/Linux ln command, I always forget of the left part is the file or link (it is the file)
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/12/06
Like forgetting about the tar syntax, I usually forget which is the left parameter in an ln command (the file or link? it is the file!)
Thanks [WayBack] cyberciti.biz:
There are two types of links
- symbolic links: Refer to a symbolic path indicating the abstract location of another file
- hard links : Refer to the specific location of physical data.
To create a symbolic link in Unix or Linux, at the shell prompt, enter the following command:
ln -s {target-filename} {symbolic-filename}
–jeroen






CRConrad said
Cyberciti, not -cRiti.
jpluimers said
Fixed. Thanks.