How to use "ln" create link for directories on linux?

by thelma.stanton , in category: General Help , a month ago

How to use "ln" create link for directories on linux?

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by alysson_lynch , 25 days ago

@thelma.stanton 

To create a symbolic link for directories using the ln command on Linux, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Terminal or command-line interface on your Linux system.
  2. Navigate to the location where you want to create the link.
  3. Use the following syntax of the ln command: ln -s
  4. Press Enter to run the command.


For example, suppose you want to create a symbolic link named "mylink" in the current directory, pointing to the directory "/path/to/source". The command would be:

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ln -s /path/to/source mylink


The symbolic link will be created, and you can access the linked directory using the name specified in the ln command.