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I wanted to create a symbolic link from /root to /usr/local/rpms. I like to save my rpms in that dir,

but I'm lazy and I hate to type out or even tab complete /usr/local/rpms when I wanted to read,

execute a rpm package while I located in /root. So a symbolic link is a quick fix.

 

I found this to be the simpliest way of creating a symbolic link.

 

[root@redhat.over-yonder root]# ln --symbolic /usr/local/rpms

 

[root@redhat.over-yonder root]#ls -l

total 192

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1167 Aug 21 15:52 anaconda-ks.cfg

-rw------- 1 root root 337 Nov 6 18:27 dead.letter

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8850 Aug 21 15:51 install.log

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3186 Aug 21 15:52 install.log.syslog

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2216 Aug 25 12:45 kudzu-probe.txt

drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Nov 6 18:48 mail

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 151659 Nov 17 11:21 phpbbbackup.sql

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Dec 15 21:44 rpms -> /usr/local/rpms

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 19 00:17 tmp

 

wahoo symbolic link rmps -> /usr/local/rpms

quick rundown:

ln --symbolic /usr/local/rpms

ln (link command) --symbolic(what kind of link) /usr/local/rpms(target)

since i didn't name the link the end of the target will be the link's name at /root

 

type: ln --help for more info.

 

morbondu

You don't like to type out /usr/local/rpms but you type out --symbolic?

i only typed out --symbolic ONCE to create the 'symbolic' link

instead of typing rpm -i /usr/local/rpms/ymessenger.9blah.rpm all i have to type

now is rpm -i /rpms/ymessenger.9blah.rpm

 

sorry if i didn't get my point accross.... the posting was a "How to" create a

symbolic link while using a terminal window.

 

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