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How to create a link to a directory on linux

How to create a link to an existing file or directory using a GNU Linux shell command?

Solution

  • Symbolic or soft link (files or directories, more flexible and self documenting)

    #     Source                             Link
ln -s /home/jake/doc/test/2000/something /home/jake/xxx

    Hard link (files only, less flexible and not self documenting)

    #   Source                             Link
ln /home/jake/doc/test/2000/something /home/jake/xxx

    More information: man ln

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    /home/jake/xxx is like a new directory. To avoid "is not a directory: No such file or directory" error, as @trlkly comment, use relative path in the target, that is, using the example:

    1. cd /home/jake/
    2. ln -s /home/jake/doc/test/2000/something xxx