Definitions
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- noun computing A
symbolic link . - verb computing, transitive To make accessible by means of a symbolic link.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The principle is simple: if you want to move a file or folder to another location without breaking anything, you can simply create a symlink from the original location to the new location.
Move Files Without Breaking Stuff | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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A symlink is a special file that ` ` points to '' a hard link on any mounted filesystem.
Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage John Goerzen
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Windows "junctions" or directory reparse points, while some (such as the Winbolic site) may call them "hard links" or even hard-link-like, are not hard links, because: you can create a Windows symlink to a non-existent folder; you can break a symlink by renaming a symlink's target folder; and you can "fix" a symlink by creating a folder having the name targeted by a symlink.
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Deleted 2010-01-06: strace (1) shows that ln - Tfs actually calls symlink (2), unlink (2), and symlink (2) once more, disqualifying it from this page. mv - T link (oldpath, newpath) creates a new hard link called newpath pointing to the same inode as oldpath and increases the link count by one.
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For non-tree-like relationships, we also provide a "symlink" in the form of c:Entity: linksTo: called: , which works much like hasChild except that it does not imply containment.
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KDESYCOCA = $KDEVARTMP/kdesycoca-custom) or change the cache-$hostname symlink in this $KDEHOME to a real directory.
KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] Fulldecent 2010
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KDESYCOCA = $KDEVARTMP/kdesycoca-custom) or change the cache-$hostname symlink in this $KDEHOME to a real directory.
KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] Fulldecent 2010
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KDESYCOCA = $KDEVARTMP/kdesycoca-custom) or change the cache-$hostname symlink in this $KDEHOME to a real directory.
KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] Fulldecent 2010
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For example: mklink/j “c: usersWillMusiciTunesiTunes Music” d: Music – This line makes a symlink that redirects from the folder c: usersWillMusiciTunesiTunes Music to the Music folder on my second hard drive.
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I also use a symlink on the media server, so I'd be really interested to see if this little program could follow the link. jkrell sweatymongoose
iWatchSyncer Automatically Adds New Music To iTunes | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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