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#Symbolic linker update full
Giving a full path is necessary when the present working directory is different than the link's parent directory. Lrwxrwxrwx 1 9 Jun 8 17:27 test.link -> /tmp/testīut, as you can see, it will give the absolute path if absolute paths are in ln's arguments.
#Symbolic linker update update
The -f or -force remove existing destination files, This is used to update a link's target or destination.Įxample: ln -sf /tmp/test /tmp/test.link ls -go /tmp |grep test Updating symbolic links with targets that are not directories.
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To answering your question "Who is right", I am not sure what exactly you read, or how it was understood. Right? If a symlink can be updated/overridden, how can I achieve this? So there is contradictory information on the net. I have read here and there that it is not possible to update/overrideĪ symlink. Ln -s /home/yourusername/remote_loc/site1 test_link Second issue: If your PWD is in ~/scripts/ then you should have used this:Įlse you could have used the full absolute path like: Is that it creates a symbolic link in your $PWD, or present working directory, that points to a non-existing file off the /, or root, at /remote_loc/site1 ~/scripts/test/ ~/scripts/test/remote_loc/
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The problem With the given directory structure: Performing this command, the symlink becomes invalid. How can I perform a multiple directory level link?Ĭreations and deletions work fine. ~/scripts/test/remote_loc/site3/stuff3.txtįrom ~/scripts/test/, when I perform: ln -s /remote_loc/site1 test_linkĪ test_link is created, and I can ls -l it, but it seems broken (contrary to what I said above in my question). ~/scripts/test/remote_loc/site2/stuff2.txt ~/scripts/test/remote_loc/site1/stuff1.txt Here is my directory structure: ~/scripts/test/ Who is right? If a symlink can be updated/overridden, how can I achieve this? I have read here and there that it is not possible to update/override a symlink. After performing this command, the symlink becomes invalid. I did some reading and found the following commands: Creation -> ln -s Ĭreations and deletions work fine.