ln
Creates links to files and directories. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ln.
- Create a symbolic link to a file or directory:
ln -s {{/path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/symlink}}
- Overwrite an existing symbolic link to point to a different file:
ln -sf {{/path/to/new_file}} {{path/to/symlink}}
- Create a hard link to a file:
ln {{/path/to/file}} {{path/to/hardlink}}
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