Question - Describe links and symbolic links in UNIX?
Answer -
The second name for a file is called as Link. It is used to assign more than one name for a file. It is not valid to assign more than one name to a directory or to link filenames on different computers.
General command: ‘– ln filename1 filename2’
Symbolic links are defined as files that contain only the name of other files included in it. Directed to the files pointed by it is the operation of the symbolic link.
General command: ‘– ln -s filename1 filename2’