Symbolic Links

• Linux allows creating a file, which is actually a link to another file (or directory).
• Such a file is called "symbolic link".
• Symbolic links can be used for:
  • Creating a short-cut for a file with a long path.
  • giving a program the impression that it can find a file in one location, even if the file is found in a different location.
  • Amaze your friends or bewilder them.

Originally written by guy keren