List all symbolic links in a folder is very easy, this is how to find just the symlinks and not bother with any other files. This example shows how to use the find command to do this. 4.4 Tue Feb 04 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ find . -type l ./boom ./chocolate-strife-setup ./LS ./heretic ./doom ./cowthink ./chocolate-doom-setup … Read more
What is the difference between a hard link and a symbolic link? The output below shows the process of creating firstly a hard link and then a symbolic link. The hard link appears exactly the same as the original file; but the symbolic link displays as a link from the symlink to the original file. … Read more
How to list all symlinks in a Linux directory To list only the symbolic links on a Linux filesystem, use ls and grep as shown below. This will easily do this for you. ubuntu ~/Documents $ ls -hula /lib | grep "\->" lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Feb 4 02:48 cpp -> /etc/alternatives/cpp lrwxrwxrwx 1 … Read more