Difference between revisions of "Create a Symlink"
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| + | The standard format is: <code>ln -s absolute_path_source_file absolute_path_target_file</code> | ||
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To create a new symlink (will fail if symlink exists already): | To create a new symlink (will fail if symlink exists already): | ||
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| − | admin@server:~$ ln -s / | + | admin@server:~$ ln -s /home/server/a_directory/file.ext /home/server/public_html/file.ext |
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Revision as of 17:56, 25 February 2018
The standard format is: ln -s absolute_path_source_file absolute_path_target_file
To create a new symlink (will fail if symlink exists already):
admin@server:~$ ln -s /home/server/a_directory/file.ext /home/server/public_html/file.ext
To create or update a symlink:
admin@server:~$ ln -sf /path/to/file /path/to/symlink