SYMLINK(7) - Miscellaneous Information Manual
Ln,
Lchown,
Remove,
Mv,
Rm,
Rename,
Unlink,
Chown,
Lstat,
Chmod,
Du,
Find,
Cp,
Chgrp,
Ls,
Chflags,
Readlink,
Fts_open,
Pax,
Tar,
Symlink
SYMLINK(7) - Miscellaneous Information Manual # SYMLINK(7) - Miscellaneous Information Manual NAME # symlink - symbolic link handling DESCRIPTION # Symbolic links are files that act as pointers to other files. To understand their behavior, it is necessary to understand how hard links work. A hard link to a file is indistinguishable from the original file because it is a reference to the object underlying the original file name. Changes to a file are independent of the name used to reference the file. ...