Home News Difference between soft links & hard links in Linux By January 13, 2015 A soft link (symbolic link or a symlink) makes it possible to associate one file with another. It is similar to a shortcut in MS Windows. Complete Story Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Print Previous articleWomen of OpenStack, a guide to testing, and more Next articleImproving your PuTTY connections Get the Free Newsletter! Subscribe to Developer Insider for top news, trends, & analysis Email Address By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Subscribe Must Read Developer How to Install Sails.js Framework on Ubuntu 22.04 Developer How to Install Magento 2 on Ubuntu 24.04 News GNOME 46.1 Desktop Environment Released with Explicit Sync Support IT Management Linux Assistant: Tool to Help You Master Linux System Administration Developer How to Install WordPress on Ubuntu 24.04