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What is a "Symlink" on Linux?

A symlink (short for symbolic link) is a concept on Linux that allows you to make one filepath behave as if it were another filepath, e.g. if the symlink /foo points to /bar, any application that tries to open /foo will be accessing /bar instead and they won't even know it.

Written by Noel Santos.

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I'm a self-taught Brazilian programmer graduated in IT from a FATEC. In a world of increasingly complex and essential computers, I decided to use my technical expertise in hardware, desktop applications, and web technologies to create an informative resource to make PC's easier to understand.

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