Symbolic link definition and example

In computing, a symbolic link (also symlink or soft link) is a special type of file that contains a reference to another file or directory in the form of an absolute or relative path and that affects pathname resolution. - Symbolic link

Create symlink

Syntax :

ln -s /path/ linkname

Example (symlinking php executable):

ln -s /opt/lampp/bin/php /usr/local/bin/php

Remove symlink

Syntax :

rm linkname

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