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A SoftLink is is a special type of directory entry that allows almost transparent references to another directory entry, typically a file or a directory. <?plugin OldStyleTable |__Feature__|__SoftLink__'s|__HardLink__'s |Can cross filesystems? | Yes | No |Can refer to directories? | Yes | No ?> On [Linux], soft links are called [symbolic links|SymLink]. Softlinks are created with the following command line pattern. ln -s /pathto/origfile /pathto/newlink You must have appropriate permissions in the directory where you're creating the link for this to work.
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