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-===Home Server Index=== +{{tag>simlinks linux setup command}} 
-++++Home Server Index|<pagelist&header> +=====Simlinks=====
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:summary]] +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:home_it_setup]] +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:Network_setup]] +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:kvm]] +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:vnc_setup]] +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:disk_check]] +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:other_services]] +
-</pagelist>+++++
  
-===Home Server Other Index=== +A symlink is a soft or hard link to a directory location to another directory location or file. I am only interested in the soft link. It effectivily allows a directory tree to be made for different non-structured directory locations, even across partitions.
-++++Home Server Other Index|<pagelist&header> +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:index]] +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:timedate]] +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:aptcache]] +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:swap]] +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:bash]] +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:vim]] +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:symlinks]] +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:fail2ban]] +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:monit]] +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:tripwire]] +
-*[[home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:misc]] +
-</pagelist>+++++
  
-<- home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:vim|Prev ^ home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:index|Start page ^ home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:fail2ban|Next ->+Simple use is: ''%%ln -s "path/directory or file" "path/symlink name"%%'', where option ''-s'' is to create a symlink. See ''ln --help'' or ''man ln'' for more information. Another good reference is The Geek Stuff The Ultimate [[http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/10/linux-ln-command-examples/|Linux Soft and Hard Link Guide]] (10 ln Command Examples) 
 +  *To remove symlink ''%%rm "path/symlink name"%%'' 
 +  *To list symlink ''%%ls "path/symlink name"%%'' 
 +  *To list symlink directory contents ''%%ls "path/symlink name/"%%'' 
 +  *Use ''-f'' flag to force 
 + 
 +Symlink ownership is not particularly important as it has full permissions (777) and file access is determined by real file permissions. 
 + 
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