In this article, we will see how to create symlink in Linux.
Symlink or Symbolic link or Soft Link: are similar to shortcuts, and can point to another file or directory in any file system.
we can create soft(sym) link using command ln with -s option.
If we delete original file, then soft link will become useless.
How to create symlink in Linux
ln -s (path-to-file) (symbolic-link-to-file)
Create symlink in Linux examples:
ln -s r2schools.txt r2file
Where r2schools filename
r2file is the name name of symlink.
To verify, run the command ‘ls -ltrh’ by going to symlink path as shown below.
How to remove symlink:
Syntax to remove symlink or symblic link:
unlink symlink_name_with_path
Examples:
unlink r2file
Verify we have successfully removed symlink or not:
