Soft link directory

1. What is a soft link to a directory?
2. Can you create a soft link to a directory?
3. What is soft link for directory in Unix?
4. How do I find the path of a soft link?

What is a soft link to a directory?

Symbolic links (also called "soft" links) are files that point to a file or directory in your system, but don't mirror the other file's data.

Can you create a soft link to a directory?

Use the -s option to create a soft (symbolic) link. The -f option will force the command to overwrite a file that already exists. Source is the file or directory being linked to. Destination is the location to save the link – if this is left blank, the symlink is stored in the current working directory.

What is soft link for directory in Unix?

A symbolic link, sometimes called a symlink or soft link, is a file in Linux that points to other files or directories (folders) and represents their absolute or relative path. A symlink is similar to shortcuts in Windows and is useful when you need quick access to files or folders with long paths.

How do I find the path of a soft link?

Showing soft link using Find command in Unix

When you use the find command with option type and specify the type as small L ( l for the link), it displays all soft links in the specified path. Here the dot (.) character denotes a current directory.