how to create symbolic link between folders.....

manas_ranjan · #1 (**permalink**) 10-05-2007

hi champs,

i have folders structure up to log is there , which is as below,
app
|
|---version-4.1
| |----bin
| | |
| | |-----a.sh
| | |-----b.sh
| |
| |----log
|
|
\---version (symbolic link to version-4.1)

but i want to create another folder version which is a symbolic link to version-4.1 , how can i ?????
so that from symbolic link folder version , i could able to execute a.sh and b.sh.........

need help?????

porter · #2 (**permalink**) 10-05-2007

move to the directory you want the symbolic link, then:

ln -s path-to-actual-folder name-of-link

to confirm, do:

ls -ld name-of-link

manas_ranjan · #3 (**permalink**) 10-05-2007

thanx alot porter.....
i was trying wrong way.......

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