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--- home_server:home_server_setup:other_services:symlinks [2019-12-08 Sun wk49 15:03] – created baumkp
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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>++++
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+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/"%%''
+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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