Can you tell me what this is in the area marked red?
If I want to change /media/files/tb-prod/files to some other path, how would I do that?
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1yea.. but i didnt know about symbolic link before thats why i added screenshot to someone help. and @michael homer answered me for that.– Jalil KhanAug 26, 2014 at 3:27
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3The other question should be marked as a duplicate of this one. This one is more useful.– mbomb007Aug 31, 2020 at 18:10
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files is a symbolic link to /media/files/tb-prod/files. When you access files or anything inside it, you'll really access the path under /media. Symbolic links are made and updated using the ln command. This link could have been made with:
ln -s /media/files/tb-prod/files files
-s means to make a symbolic link. To update a link, either delete the link and create it as above, or use the -f option to ln as well. If you are linking to a folder, you should include the -n option:
ln -sfn /a/new/path files
This will replace the link with a new one pointing at /a/new/path.
The -n option is necessary when linking to a different target folder to avoid creating a sub-folder inside that symbolic link and instead replace the symbolic link completely.
answered Aug 25, 2014 at 4:23
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11@AndrewAtkinson: you delete a symlink as if it's a normal file, with
rm /path/to/symlink. Jun 22, 2018 at 10:21 -
3I don't understand what the
-ndoes, even after reading the man page. linking to symlinks of directories seems to work without it.. Anyone know? Jul 30, 2019 at 6:10 -
12@naught101 It's not for linking to directories, it's for replacing links to directories instead of making a new link inside the directory. Jul 30, 2019 at 6:14
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12@MichaelHomer AHHH!! I HATE that default behaviour.
-nis something I've been wanting for ages! Thank you for the clarification! Jul 30, 2019 at 12:52