How can I symlink a file in Linux?

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chrisg picture chrisg · Dec 23, 2009 · Viewed 2M times · Source

I want to make a symbolic link in Linux. I have written this Bash command where the first path is the folder I want link into and the second path is the compiled source. 

ln -s '+basebuild+'/IpDome-kernel/kernel /home/build/sandbox/gen2/basebuild/IpDome-kernel/kernal

Is this correct?

Answer

hsz picture hsz · Dec 23, 2009

To create a new symlink (will fail if symlink exists already):

ln -s /path/to/file /path/to/symlink

To create or update a symlink:

ln -sf /path/to/file /path/to/symlink

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