Advanced · Permissions and Links

ln:Create symbolic link

Syntax

ln -s target link

Options

-s

Create symbolic link

Examples

ln -s projects/notes.txt notes-link

Usage and sandbox support

Relative link targets start from the directory where the link is located. This sandbox does not support hard links.

Hands-on exercises

• Create a quick entry for notesAdvanced

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