A link is a second name
(not a file) for a file. Links can be used to assign more than one name to a
file, but cannot be used to assign a directory more than one name or link
filenames on different computers.
Symbolic link 'is' a file
that only contains the name of another file.Operation on the symbolic link is
directed to the file pointed by the it.Both the limitations of links are
eliminated in symbolic links.
Commands for linking files
are:
Link ln filename1 filename2
Symbolic link ln -s filename1 filename2
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