How Soft Link Works in Linux?
Contents How Does a Soft Link Work? a Symbolic Link, Also Termed a Soft Link, Is a Special Kind of File That Points to Another File, Much Like a Shortcut in...
How does a soft link work?
A symbolic link, also termed a soft link, is a special kind of file that points to another file, much like a shortcut in Windows or a Macintosh alias. Unlike a hard link, a symbolic link does not contain the data in the target file. It simply points to another entry somewhere in the file system.
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What does soft link do in Linux?
Soft Link contains the path for original file and not the contents. Removing soft link doesn’t affect anything but removing original file, the link becomes “dangling” link which points to nonexistent file. A soft link can link to a directory.
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