symbolic link | |
Type | glossary |
Dictionary | LCS |
Library | LiveCode Script |
Synonyms | symbolic link,symlink,syminks,symlinked,symlinking,soft link,softlink,softlinked,softlinking |
Related | Glossary: file, shortcut, OS X, alias, Windows, Mac OS, file path, folder, Unix |
Description | On Unix systems, an alternative file path for a file or directory. Specifying the symbolic link in a file operation uses the file or directory the link refers to. (The Mac OS and OS X equivalent is the alias. The Windows equivalent is the shortcut.) |
Tags | file system |