Read it as `ln (-s x) y`, not `(ln -s) (x y)`
4 pointsby _as_text7 hours ago1 comment
  • f30e3dfed1c94 hours ago
    I just remember that it's "ln -s <real> <fake>."

    I guess you could also remember it as "ln -s <thing that already exists> <thing that you will create>."

    • _as_text4 hours ago
      Yeah, my writeup is I guess what you get when you first remember it _wrong_ and then need to overcorrect.
    • stephenr3 hours ago
      "fake" or "thing you will create" is not an accurate description when you consider that it can be a directory (thus creating a new link within that directory that exists) or even omitted to use the current directory.