Create a link(Soft or hard)

malickhat · 01-30-2010, 07:44 AM

Hi,
This is the problem i'm facing
i have some scripts which gzip some file automatically ,in that script the path for gzip i'have given is like /usr/myown/gzip but my gzip is installed in /usr/bin/gzip.instead of go and edit my script i just want to make a link that point my /usr/myown/gzip to /usr/bin/gzip ,which link do i have to use

kbp · 01-30-2010, 08:12 AM

A symlink ( symbolic link ) will be fine, it's not that usual to use hard links in most cases.

Code:

ln -s /usr/bin/gzip /usr/myown/gzip

cheers