This section will discuss how to create links or short cuts to files and/or
directories. Links are a handy way to create your own user-friendly
name for a command. You can also use links to quickly get to a long path name.
As a old unix user, I like to use the command pg instead of the Linux
command less. By creating a link from 'less' to 'pg', everytime
I enter 'pg', Linux actually uses the 'less' command.
ln creates standard or symbolic links.
Note: Make sure the name you are linking to does not already exist!
| Options |
What it does |
| -s |
Will create a symbolic link |
| directory or file name |
name of existing path, directory or file name |
| directory or file name |
new linked name |
| Examples |
What it does |
| ln /usr/bin/less /usr/bin/pg |
Links pg to less |
| ln -s /var/log /logs |
Creates a symbolic link '/logs' to the directory '/var/log'.
If you enter 'cd /logs', you are
actually in the directory '/var/log'. |
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