# Given symlink, target, replace it with a symlink the the directory, source
# Tested only with directories, not sure how this would work for files
# s - symbolic link
# f - if the target exists, unlink it
# h - do not follow target symlink, required for replacing a directory symlink
ln -sfh source target

bash

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Replace directory symlink

# Given symlink, target, replace it with a symlink the the directory, source
# Tested only with directories, not sure how this would work for files
# s - symbolic link
# f - if the target exists, unlink it
# h - do not follow target symlink, required for replacing a directory symlink
ln -sfh source target

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• bash, 
• ln, 
• symlink

#symlink

ln -s path.to.dir link.name
#(example)

#| path that you want to point too| symlink name. Which is the folder or file #name that you're pointing away

ln -s /var/www/vhost/domainname domain.com

      
#To remove a symlink you use

rm -f symlink.name

#or

unlink symlink.name

bash

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symlink

#symlink

ln -s path.to.dir link.name
#(example)

#| path that you want to point too| symlink name. Which is the folder or file #name that you're pointing away

ln -s /var/www/vhost/domainname domain.com

      
#To remove a symlink you use

rm -f symlink.name

#or

unlink symlink.name

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• symlink

#!/bin/bash
ln -s `pwd`/$1 `python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()"`/$1

bash

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Symlink Python package to Python path

#!/bin/bash
ln -s `pwd`/$1 `python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()"`/$1

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• package, 
• python, 
• symlink