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# ln
make a symlink to `foo.txt`
ln -s foo.txt link-to-foo.txt
# Basic Usage
Make anchor a link to target:
ln -s <target> <anchor>
# Symbolic Links (symlinks)
Make it symbolic with the `-s` flag:
$ ln -s foo.txt link-to-foo.txt
$ ls -lF
total 8
-rw-r--r-- 1 tyrion group 0 Feb 3 14:13 foo.txt
lrwxr-xr-x 1 tyrion group 7 Feb 3 14:14 link-to-foo.txt@ -> foo.txt
# Hard Links
Omit the `-s` flag:
$ ln foo.txt hard-link-to-foo.txt
$ ls -lF
total 0
-rw-r--r-- 2 tyrion group 0B Feb 3 14:13 foo.txt
-rw-r--r-- 2 tyrion group 0B Feb 3 14:13 hard-link-to-foo.txt