Linux Symlinks and Hardlinks

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Last updated January 27th, 2021

┌── ln(1) link, ln -- make links
│   ┌── Create a symbolic link (instead of a hard link).
│   │                         ┌── the optional path to the intended symlink
│   │                         │   if omitted, symlink is in . named as destination
│   │                         │   can use . or ~ or other relative paths
│   │                   ┌─────┴────────┐
ln -s /path/to/original /path/to/symlink
      └───────┬───────┘
              └── the path to the original file/folder
                  can use . or ~ or other relative paths

• Create a symbolic link to the original file/directory located at /path/to/original.
• Place the link in the /path/to directory.
• Name the link symlink.
• Relative paths can also be given.
• See: https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-create-symbolic-links-in-linux-using-the-ln-command/