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[[category:Linux]]
'''<code>ln</code>''' is the Linux command for creating a link to a file or folder.

To create a relative 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.
==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

..or, in other words:

 ln -r --symbolic {{arg|actual file}} {{arg|link-to-file}}
==Notes==
* [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1347105/linux-link-all-files-from-one-to-another-directory LINUX: Link all files from one to another directory]