'''===Symbolic Links:'''===
<table align="right"><tr valign="top"><td>[[Image:symbolic-link-1.png|thumb|right|300px|(Image licensed under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ cc])]]</td><td>[[Image:inode-number-4.png|thumb|right|500px|Symbolic links do NOT share the same i-node number. '''Symbolic links''' are very good for short-cuts to other files (including directories) but NOT for backup purposes.]]</td></tr></table>
A '''Symbolic Link''' is an '''indirect pointer''' to a file and are also known as '''soft link''' or '''symlink'''.