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Fli
06-23-2013, 08:13 PM
On Linux you can create symbolic link (symlink) or also soft link by this command

Symlink is something like shortcut on your Windows desktop.



ln -s /path/to/file /path/to/symlink

First backup original file or directory that you want to symlink:


cp -R directory directorybackup

for help, do:


man ln