Re: I really need help!
James Mastros wrote:
>> Do you know how ot install symbolic links?
>ln -s <source file> <destination file>
Yes
>Note that the source file is the one that gets created, and becomes
>(effectively) another name for the desrination file.
No; that's the wrong way round.
The source is the one that already exists; the destination is the
new link to be created.
ln (link) is analogous to cp (copy) and mv (move, rename), which may
help one to remember which way to put the arguments.
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