tldr/pages/common/ln.md

# ln

> Creates links to files and folders

- create a symbolic link to a file or folder

`ln -s {{path/to/original/file}} {{path/to/link}}`

- overwrite a symbolic link to a file

`ln -sf {{path/to/new/original/file}} {{path/to/file/link}}`

- create a hard link to a file or folder

`ln {{path/to/original/file}} {{path/to/link}}`
Adds some examples for ln Hopefully this will help people remember if the source is the first or second argument 2014-02-17 20:59:07 +04:00			`# ln`

			`> Creates links to files and folders`

			`- create a symbolic link to a file or folder`

			`ln -s {{path/to/original/file}} {{path/to/link}}`

add a separate example for overwriting a symlink to make it clear what the -T option does, as discussed in #180 2015-03-15 14:40:20 +03:00			`- overwrite a symbolic link to a file`

			`ln -sf {{path/to/new/original/file}} {{path/to/file/link}}`

Adds some examples for ln Hopefully this will help people remember if the source is the first or second argument 2014-02-17 20:59:07 +04:00			`- create a hard link to a file or folder`

			`ln {{path/to/original/file}} {{path/to/link}}`