ln
TLDR
Create symbolic link
$ ln -s [target] [linkname]
Create hard link$ ln [target] [linkname]
Create symbolic link (force overwrite)$ ln -sf [target] [linkname]
Create link in directory$ ln -s [target] [directory/]
Create relative symbolic link$ ln -sr [target] [linkname]
Verbose output$ ln -sv [target] [linkname]
SYNOPSIS
ln [options] target linkname
DESCRIPTION
ln creates links between files. Hard links share the same inode; symbolic links are references.
Symbolic links can span filesystems and link to directories. Hard links cannot.
ln creates file links.
PARAMETERS
TARGET
File or directory to link to.LINKNAME
Name for the link.-s
Create symbolic (soft) link.-f
Force, overwrite existing.-r
Create relative symbolic link.-v
Verbose output.-n
Don't dereference symlinks.--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
Hard links cannot cross filesystems. Symbolic links can break if target moves. Directory hard links not allowed.
HISTORY
ln is a traditional Unix command dating back to the original Unix system for creating links between files.
