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I want to create a symlink that should point to another directory.

Like inside directory /var/www/vhosts/ecash-staging.com/ should be a symlink named as ecash_root that should pointing to --> /var/www/vhosts/ecash_cfe.

How is this possible ?

I have googled but there some people said that there should be a dir ecash_root exist in /var/www/vhosts/ecash_cfe/... but I do not want that.

i just have to create symlink in /var/..../ecash-staging.com/ name as ecash_root that should point to /var/www/vhosts/ecash_cfe but should not be a ecash_root dir inside /var/www/vhosts/ecash_cfe.

thanks to all

muru
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Waqas Rana
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Use ln:

ln -s /var/www/vhosts/ecash_cfe /var/www/vhosts/ecash-staging.com/ecash_root

  • -s stands for symbolic link

  • /var/www/vhosts/ecash_cfe is the source file

  • /var/www/vhosts/ecash-staging.com/ecash_root is the link name

heemayl
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    2 commands worked for me . one of them that is @heemayl mentioned above . and other one in current directory just ran the command ls -s /var/www/vhosts/ecash_cfe ecash_root . same worked both . good . – Waqas Rana Oct 31 '16 at 06:31
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    @heemayl isn't it the other way around? – still_dreaming_1 Feb 21 '17 at 15:45
  • nope, target goes first, see docs, also @WaqasRana's comment mentions the wrong command "ls" – Efren Feb 04 '18 at 23:47
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    For me, this creates a file... – Yanick Rochon Dec 17 '18 at 21:31
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    ln -s target_directory short_cut_file_path_and_name Example : ln -s /media/ ./media_shortcut

    Explanation : Creating shortcut file in the same directory with name media_shortcut which references to /media/ directory

     – Mr. Suryaa Jha Aug 06 '19 at 06:11
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    @YanickRochon et al — make sure you are in the target directory, not the source directory when you create the symlink. – Karoh Jan 14 '21 at 20:32
  • @YanickRochon et al - I would say you should make sure to give the absolute path to the directory the link should be pointing to – chsymann Jun 10 '21 at 15:46
  • You should also use the -T option, so that the created file is always /var/www/vhosts/ecash-staging.com/ecash_root. Without that, ln may try to create a link inside there. – jpbochi Sep 26 '23 at 09:55