ln -s : Symbolic Links

Creating symbolic links in the command line

Syntax

ln -s /path/to/file /path/to/link

Create a symbolic link in current directory

ln -s /path/to/file .

Creates a symbolic link in current directory pointing to /path/to/file

Command Options / switches

Option	Effect
-b	Creates backup of link if it exists, appending a ~
-f	Force overwrite if link already exists
-i	Interactively ask if you want to overwrite existing link