File Link (File System)

Introduction

In computing, a symbolic link (also symlink or soft link) is a file whose purpose is to point to a file or directory (called the "target") by specifying a path thereto.

Symbolic links are supported by POSIX and most UNIX-like operating systems, and in Windows-based operating systems via shortcut files (Wikipedia 2023)

What Are Symbolic Links

Symbolic links are basically advanced shortcuts. Create a symbolic link to an individual file or folder, and that link will appear to be the same as the file or folder to Windows - even though it’s just a link pointing at the file or folder. (Hoffman 2022)

References

Web Links

• Wikipedia. "Symbolic Link". Accessed 2023-05-31
• Hoffman. Chris. How-To Geek. "The Complete Guide to Creating Symbolic Links". 2022-07-19

Note Links

• Linux
• Operating System
• Windows (Operating System)