Symbolic link

A symbolic link, often called a ‘symlink’, is a file that serves as a reference/ pointer to another file or directory.

With Unix-based systems the ln (link) command with the -s (soft) flag can be used to create symbolic link:

ln -s {target_path} {link_path}

• {target_path} is the path to the file or directory to link to.
• {link_path} the desired path for the (new) symbolic link.