UNIX Command Help on linking?

Question

How do I link one to another folder lets say i have a folder /abc/link1 with a file link1.out and in another folder ab/link2 i want link1.out to be linked here. Sample of what ive seen is:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 abc prog 14 Apr 17 2007 cro.ini -> ../cro/cro.ini

As you can see from the sample above theres a "-> ../cro/cro.ini" in the right side which is linked???

Answer 1

In the directory where you want the link to be created (ab/link2, in your case) type

ln -s /abc/link1/link1.out link1.out

this will create a link for you.  Note that the link doesn't have to have the same name as the actual file.  For more information, type

man ln

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