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ln

The ln command is used to create hard links and symbolic links. Hard links point to another copy of the same file, while symbolic links point to another file or directory.

File or directory path

Link path

Create a symbolic link instead of a hard link (-s)

Force the operation without prompting the user for confirmation (-f)

Prompt the user for confirmation when overwriting an existing file (-i)

Treat symbolic links as regular files or directories without dereferencing them (-n)

Create relative symbolic links (-r)

Verbose output of the operation (-v)

Specify the target directory (-t)

Treat the symbolic link to be created as pointing to the directory itself, not to a file within the directory (-T)

Display command help information (-h)

Display command version information (-V)

Example

ln file1 hardlink: Create a hard link that points to file1 and name it as hardlink.
ln -s file1 symlink: Create a symbolic link that points to file1 and name it as symlink.
ln -sf file1 file2: Create a symbolic link that points to file1 and name it as file2. If file2 already exists, it will be overwritten.
ln -i file1 file2: Create a hard link that points to file1 and name it as file2. If file2 already exists, the user will be prompted for confirmation.