symbolic link
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filesystem object containing a reference to another object by path
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 288 inbound references to symbolic link, and connects out to Unix-like operating system, path and computer file.
Vinony files it under Computer file systems and Unix file system technology.
Vinony links it to 20 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- file descriptor
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- facet of
- operating system
- different from
- hard link
- media type
- inode/symlink
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Unix-like operating system
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path
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computer file
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NTFS
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ISO 9660
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filesystem permissions
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Linux
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operating system
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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macOS
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Windows XP
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Windows Vista
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Windows 95
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data structure
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computing
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GitHub
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Sun Microsystems
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application programming interface
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