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How to create symbolic links in linux

2025-04-07 Update From: SLTechnology News&Howtos shulou NAV: SLTechnology News&Howtos > Servers >

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This article is to share with you about how to create symbolic links in linux, the editor thinks it is very practical, so I share it with you to learn. I hope you can get something after reading this article.

Hard link (hard links): additional entries are created for the file. When used, it is no different from the file; when deleted, only the link will be deleted, not the file.

Limitations of hard links: 1. Cannot reference files outside their own file system, that is, files of other partitions; 2. Unable to reference directory

Operation: ln file link, only link files

Symbolic links (symbolic links): overcome the limitations of hard links, similar to shortcuts, using the same as hard links.

If you delete the file first, it will become a bad link (broken), and the ls will be displayed in different colors (Ubuntu, red)

Operation: ln-s item link, you can link files and directories

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This is how to create symbolic links in linux. The editor believes that there are some knowledge points that we may see or use in our daily work. I hope you can learn more from this article. For more details, please follow the industry information channel.

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