We can create a Symbolic link in Linux Terminal using the ln (link) command with the -s option.
Let's take a look at a few examples.
Syntax:
ln -s <file-or-dir-path> <symbolic-link-name>Example 1: Symbolic Link of a File
# ln -s /home/data/records_2023.csv data
Example 2: Symbolic Link of a Directory
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