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# ln

> Create links to files and directories.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ln>.

- Create a symbolic link to a file or directory:

`ln -s {{/path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/symlink}}`

- Overwrite an existing symbolic link to point to a different file:

`ln -sf {{/path/to/new_file}} {{path/to/symlink}}`

- Create a hard link to a file:

`ln {{/path/to/file}} {{path/to/hardlink}}`
