Set up a hard or symbolic link (pseudonyms) to files and directories.
ln [options]
existing_file new_name
-b makes backup copy of files about to be removed.
-d creates a hard link to a directory (only root can do this).
-f removes the existing file with
new_name.
—help displays a Help message.
-s creates a symbolic link.
-v displays verbose output.
The
ln command assigns a new name to an existing file. With the
-s option, you can create symbolic links that can exist across file systems. Also, with symbolic links, you can see the link information with the
ls -l command. Otherwise,
ls -l shows two distinct files for a file and its hard link.