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Symbolic link

In computing, a Symbolic Link is a file whose purpose is to point to a file or directory by specifying a path thereto.
wikipedia:: Symbolic link

Usage

ln -s target_path link_path
sudo ln -s /opt/homebrew/bin/aspell /usr/local/bin/

  • makes a link to aspell originally installed in homebrew directory in the /usr/local/bin directory so that you can run the program in either path

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