How to build simlink on linux

Create symlink example.

1.  Log in on the system.

2.  Now issue ln -s command to instruct Linux to create symlink to a file, the example below we make a link (shortcut) that call dns that link to /etc/resolf.conf the configuration file that contain DNS server name for our Linux system. 

[linux@fedora11 ~]$ ln -s /etc/resolv.conf dns

[linux@fedora11 ~]$

3.  To verify that the our symlink or symbolic link created successfully, issue ll command or ls -l --color=auto

[linux@fedora11 ~]$ ll

total 32

drwxr-xr-x. 2 linux linux 4096 2010-03-20 22:32 Desktop

lrwxrwxrwx. 1 linux linux   16 2010-04-25 17:37 dns -> /etc/resolv.conf

drwxr-xr-x. 2 linux linux 4096 2010-03-20 22:32 Documents

drwxr-xr-x. 2 linux linux 4096 2010-03-20 22:32 Download

drwxr-xr-x. 2 linux linux 4096 2010-03-20 22:32 Music

drwxr-xr-x. 2 linux linux 4096 2010-03-20 22:32 Pictures

drwxr-xr-x. 2 linux linux 4096 2010-03-20 22:32 Public

drwxr-xr-x. 2 linux linux 4096 2010-03-20 22:32 Templates

drwxr-xr-x. 2 linux linux 4096 2010-03-20 22:32 Videos

[linux@fedora11 ~]$

4.  issue cat command to test our new symlink / symbolic link working perfectly.  Note that dns is symlink to /etc/resolf.conf configuration file.

[linux@fedora11 ~]$ cat dns

# Generated by NetworkManager

domain localdomain

search localdomain

nameserver 192.168.228.2

[linux@fedora11 ~]$

Read more on Linux symbolic link, Windows shortcut and Windows symbolic link, to know the different between them.

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