[ln] Symbolic and hard links ln [<options>] <target> [<link-name>]
ln [<options>] <target1> ... <targetN> <directory>
symbolic link (aka symlink ) - somewhat a shortcut known from Windows (applies to both files and directories)hard link - a new reference to the same data on the disk (only applies to files)
Option
Description
-b
--backup
In the case of deletion, create a backup of a file. Only works along with -f option.
-f
--force
Force deleting an existing link to create this one. By default, already existing link is not overriden.
-i
--interactive
Confirm any deletion of an existing link.
-s
--symbolic
Create symbolic link. By default, hard link is created.
echo abc > abc.txt
cat abc.txt
>> abc
ln abc.txt _abc
cat _abc
>> abc
echo def > _abc
cat abc.txt
>> def
mklink <link-name> <target>
Option
Description
no option
soft link pointing to a file
/D
soft link pointing to a directory
/H
hard link pointing to a file
/J
hard link pointing to a directory
echo abc > abc.txt
cat abc.txt
>> abc
mklink /H _abc abc.txt
cat _abc
>> abc
echo def > _abc
cat abc.txt
>> def