Top "Symlink" questions

Linux: Find all symlinks of a given 'original' file? (reverse 'readlink')

Consider the following command line snippet: $ cd /tmp/ $ mkdir dirA $ mkdir dirB $ echo "the contents of the 'original' file" > …

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`os.symlink` vs `ln -s`

I need to create a symlink for every item of dir1 (file or directory) inside dir2. dir2 already exists and …

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Telling git to ignore symlinks

This question has appeared in similar forms here and here, but they don't seem to match up with what I'm …

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Delete all broken symbolic links with a line?

For a given folder, how can I delete all broken links within it? I found this answer that shows how …

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creating symbolic link: Protocol error

I have created linux (Centos) on my virtual box. When I ssh to it and I try to create symbolic …

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How to list all symbolic links on an NTFS filesystem

since Windows Vista there is an new Win32-API call CreateSymbolicLink to create a symbolic link on the NTFS filesystem. …

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Configure Symlinks for single directory in Tomcat

I have a directory to which a process uploads some .pdf files. This process is out of my control. I …

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linux copy symbolic link

How do I copy a symbolic link from one directory to another? ls -ls file1.txt file2.txt files -&…

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How to make symbolic link with cygwin in Windows 7

Recently I have tested to write Android application with native code C/C++. The problem is in making symbolic link …

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How to convert symlink to regular file?

What is the most direct way to convert a symlink into a regular file (i.e. a copy of the …

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