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  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.
==Notes==
* [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 16:36, 13 November 2022

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.

Notes