Symlink Commands on Linux

symlink.sh

# Source:
# - https://stackoverflow.com/a/1951752/8258804
# - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16017500/how-to-see-full-absolute-path-of-a-symlink

# To create a new symlink (will fail if symlink exists already):
ln -s /path/to/file /path/to/symlink

# To create or update a symlink:
ln -sf /path/to/file /path/to/symlink

# To see absolute path of a symlink:
readlink -f symlinkName