How to create link in Unix?

Hi there!

Although, using Unix or Linux gives a whole new experience, finding solutions to some of the issues could be a real pain. Basically there are two types of linking that could be applicated within unix :

1. Soft links (also known as Symbolic links) : The mainly point out to a particular path in order to show the location of another file in an abstract manner.

2. Hard links : This kind of linking mainly points out to the a particular location of the concerned data.

Now, the question is how exactly would you create the soft links or Hard links! You create these links by making use of the "In" command.

Open up your shell prompt and enter the command mentioned below :

In - s {here comes your target file name} {enter your symbolic file name here}

Viola! You are done! Most certainly you won’t have troubles but you might get a 403 error.

If you get a 403 error, it means that you have put up a request for a “bare directory path”. To resolve this issue, you will have to establish an index or you can also opt out for changing the permissions for the directory listings.

I hope this helped!

Cheers!