You are experimenting with a binary in /tmp/foo.d that expects its configuration file at /etc/foo.conf. You don’t want to save it there, but use a symbolic link to /tmp/
foo.d/foo.conf instead. Which command would accomplish that?
A.
ln -s /tmp/foo.d/foo.conf /etc/foo.conf
B.
ln /tmp/foo.d/foo.conf /etc/foo.conf
C.
ln -s /etc/foo.conf /tmp/foo.d/foo.conf
D.
ln /etc/foo.conf /tmp/foo.d/foo.conf
Explanation:
There are two types of link a. Soft link b. Hard link. b. Soft link à Can create for directory also, can span multiple partitions but available until and unless Original
Files remain. Syntax for Soft link ln -s originalfile linkfile b. Hard link à One separate Physical File, can’t create for directory, can’t span multiple file but remains the
link file if original file removed.
Syntax for Hard link ln originalfile linkfile