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===Symbolic Links===
[[Image:symbolic-link-1.png|thumb|right|300px|A '''Symbolic Link''' is an indirect '''pointer''' to a file and are also known as '''soft''' link or '''symlink'''. The symbolic link file contains �the pathname to the original file. (Image licensed under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ cc])]]A A '''Symbolic Link''' is is an indirect '''indirect pointer''' to a file and are also known as as '''soft link''' or link or '''symlink'''.The symbolic link file contains �the pathname to the original file.
'''Advantages''' of symbolic links are that they are '''shortcuts''' to other files, where the symbolic link only contains the pathname to the original file, you can create symbolic links<br>on different Unix/Linux servers, and that you can create symbolic links for directories.
