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Tips for remembering the order of parameters for ln?
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I have used ln to write symbolic links for years but I still get the order of parameters the wrong away around.
This usually has me writing:
ln -s a b
and then looking at the output to remind myself.
Does anyone have any tips to help me remember the correct order?
symlink ln
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I have used ln to write symbolic links for years but I still get the order of parameters the wrong away around.
This usually has me writing:
ln -s a b
and then looking at the output to remind myself.
Does anyone have any tips to help me remember the correct order?
symlink ln
asked 25 mins ago
ZhroZhro
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sometimes it help to say it outloud when you type it in "symbolic link toa, and call itb"
– jsotola
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I have used ln to write symbolic links for years but I still get the order of parameters the wrong away around.
This usually has me writing:
ln -s a b
and then looking at the output to remind myself.
Does anyone have any tips to help me remember the correct order?
symlink ln
asked 25 mins ago
ZhroZhro
4756 silver badges16 bronze badges
I have used ln to write symbolic links for years but I still get the order of parameters the wrong away around.
This usually has me writing:
ln -s a b
and then looking at the output to remind myself.
Does anyone have any tips to help me remember the correct order?
symlink ln
symlink ln
asked 25 mins ago
ZhroZhro
4756 silver badges16 bronze badges
asked 25 mins ago
ZhroZhro
4756 silver badges16 bronze badges
asked 25 mins ago
ZhroZhro
4756 silver badges16 bronze badges
asked 25 mins ago
ZhroZhro
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asked 25 mins ago
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sometimes it help to say it outloud when you type it in "symbolic link toa, and call itb"
– jsotola
9 mins ago
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sometimes it help to say it outloud when you type it in "symbolic link toa, and call itb"
– jsotola
9 mins ago
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sometimes it help to say it outloud when you type it in "symbolic link to
a, and call it b"– jsotola
9 mins ago
sometimes it help to say it outloud when you type it in "symbolic link to
a, and call it b"– jsotola
9 mins ago
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I use the following: ln has a one-argument form (2nd form listed in the manpage) in which only the target is required (because how could ln work at all without knowing the target) and ln creates the link in the current directory. The two-argument form is an addition to one-argument form, thus the target is always the first argument.
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I use the following: ln has a one-argument form (2nd form listed in the manpage) in which only the target is required (because how could ln work at all without knowing the target) and ln creates the link in the current directory. The two-argument form is an addition to one-argument form, thus the target is always the first argument.
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I use the following: ln has a one-argument form (2nd form listed in the manpage) in which only the target is required (because how could ln work at all without knowing the target) and ln creates the link in the current directory. The two-argument form is an addition to one-argument form, thus the target is always the first argument.
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I use the following: ln has a one-argument form (2nd form listed in the manpage) in which only the target is required (because how could ln work at all without knowing the target) and ln creates the link in the current directory. The two-argument form is an addition to one-argument form, thus the target is always the first argument.
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garygary
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I use the following: ln has a one-argument form (2nd form listed in the manpage) in which only the target is required (because how could ln work at all without knowing the target) and ln creates the link in the current directory. The two-argument form is an addition to one-argument form, thus the target is always the first argument.
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