How do I create a symlink?

mouldy_punk · 01-12-2006, 01:45 PM

How can I make a symlink (?) so that instead of having to browse to /mnt/D/My\ Documents/My\ Music I can just go to ~/Music ? Just like a shortcut that'll take me to /mnt/D... without the effort.

haertig · 01-12-2006, 01:59 PM

ln -s "/mnt/D/My Documents/My Music" /home/your_user_name/Music

mouldy_punk · 01-12-2006, 02:11 PM

Thanks, worked a treat =)

Tinkster · 01-12-2006, 02:21 PM

And for future reference:

A title like "How do I create a symlink?" would make more
sense than "Just a quick question" which doesn't give
people any hint as to what to expect ...

I'd suggest you have a read of http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Cheers,
Tink

haertig · 01-12-2006, 02:28 PM

Just don't make the mistake I do on occassion ... making the topic SO specific that there's nobody else on the whole planet who would have even attempted something as stupid as I did ... thus nobody reads your post!

Joking of course, but only halfway so. ;-)

The point is quite valid though. A topic of "Help me!", "I think I messed up", "Linux" or something similarly non-descript probably only gains readership from the extremely bored.

XavierP · 01-12-2006, 02:41 PM

The title has now been fixed.

pixellany · 01-12-2006, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mouldy_punk

How can I make a symlink (?) so that instead of having to browse to /mnt/D/My\ Documents/My\ Music I can just go to ~/Music ? Just like a shortcut that'll take me to /mnt/D... without the effort.

Take the time to learn a few basic commands--it will pay off in the long run.
Start with Bash Guide for Beginners by Machtelt Garrels--on the TLDP site