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ln -r --symbolic ./{{arg|existing file}} {{arg|name for link}} | ln -r --symbolic ./{{arg|existing file}} {{arg|name for link}} | ||
Relative links will still work even if the folder containing both files (the original and the link) is moved or copied. | Relative links will still work even if the folder containing both files (the original and the link) is moved or copied. | ||
| + | ==Example== | ||
| + | I pretty much always get confused as to which is the link and which is the target, so here's an example. You're inside {{fmt/code|/git/futilities/human/ff}} and you want to create a link called "lib" to the "lib" folder at {{fmt/code|/git/futilities/lib}}: | ||
| + | ln -r --symbolic ../../lib/ ./lib | ||
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| + | ..or, in other words: | ||
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| + | ln -r --symbolic {{arg|actual file}} {{arg|link-to-file}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1347105/linux-link-all-files-from-one-to-another-directory LINUX: Link all files from one to another directory] | * [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1347105/linux-link-all-files-from-one-to-another-directory LINUX: Link all files from one to another directory] | ||
Revision as of 20:47, 2 January 2023
ln is the Linux command for creating a link to a file or folder.
To create a relative link:
ln -r --symbolic ./<existing file> <name for link>
Relative links will still work even if the folder containing both files (the original and the link) is moved or copied.
Example
I pretty much always get confused as to which is the link and which is the target, so here's an example. You're inside «/git/futilities/human/ff» and you want to create a link called "lib" to the "lib" folder at «/git/futilities/lib»:
ln -r --symbolic ../../lib/ ./lib
..or, in other words:
ln -r --symbolic <actual file> <link-to-file>