symbolic link

Typeglossary
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Synonymssymbolic link,symlink,syminks,symlinked,symlinking,soft link,softlink,softlinked,softlinking
RelatedGlossary: 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.)

Tagsfile system