tldr/pages/common/ln.md

# ln

> Creates links to files and directories.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ln>.

- Create a symbolic link to a file or directory:

`ln -s {{/path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/symlink}}`

- Overwrite an existing symbolic link to point to a different file:

`ln -sf {{/path/to/new_file}} {{path/to/symlink}}`

- Create a hard link to a file:

`ln {{/path/to/file}} {{path/to/hardlink}}`
Adds some examples for ln Hopefully this will help people remember if the source is the first or second argument 2014-02-17 11:59:07 -05:00			`# ln`

Refactor: change "folder" to "directory" where needed. This commit fixes every instance in which the word "folder" is incorrectly used instead of "directory". 2019-02-11 19:00:49 +01:00			`> Creates links to files and directories.`
coreutils*: use short more info links (#5658) 2021-04-01 17:54:26 +02:00			`> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ln>.`
Adds some examples for ln Hopefully this will help people remember if the source is the first or second argument 2014-02-17 11:59:07 -05:00
Refactor: add missing `or_directory` where needed. This commit adds the missing `_or_directory` to any example which is specifying an action affecting a file or a directory, but uses the token `{{path/to/file}}` instead of `{{path/to/file_or_directory}}`. 2019-02-08 01:31:19 +01:00			`- Create a symbolic link to a file or directory:`
Adds some examples for ln Hopefully this will help people remember if the source is the first or second argument 2014-02-17 11:59:07 -05:00
ln: convert paths to absolute 2021-06-02 21:55:26 +00:00			`ln -s {{/path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/symlink}}`
Adds some examples for ln Hopefully this will help people remember if the source is the first or second argument 2014-02-17 11:59:07 -05:00
ln: add missing noun (#4883) 2020-10-29 02:28:52 +13:00			`- Overwrite an existing symbolic link to point to a different file:`
add a separate example for overwriting a symlink to make it clear what the -T option does, as discussed in #180 2015-03-15 11:40:20 +00:00
ln: convert paths to absolute 2021-06-02 21:55:26 +00:00			`ln -sf {{/path/to/new_file}} {{path/to/symlink}}`
add a separate example for overwriting a symlink to make it clear what the -T option does, as discussed in #180 2015-03-15 11:40:20 +00:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Create a hard link to a file:`
Adds some examples for ln Hopefully this will help people remember if the source is the first or second argument 2014-02-17 11:59:07 -05:00
ln: convert paths to absolute 2021-06-02 21:55:26 +00:00			`ln {{/path/to/file}} {{path/to/hardlink}}`