How do you create a symbolic link named latest to a file /var/log/app/2024-01.log?

• A. Ln -s /var/log/app/2024-01.log latest
• B. Ln -s /var/log/app/2024-01.log /var/log/app/latest
• C. Ln -s latest /var/log/app/2024-01.log
• D. Ln -s /var/log/app/2024-01.log /var/log/app/2024-01.log

Answer: (A)

A symbolic link is created with the syntax: ln -s TARGET LINK_NAME. The link name is what you want the pointer to be called, and the target is the file it points to. For this case, you want a link named latest that points to /var/log/app/2024-01.log. If you’re in the directory where you want the link, the correct command is: ln -s /var/log/app/2024-01.log latest. If you prefer the link to be created in a specific directory, give the full path for the link name, e.g. ln -s /var/log/app/2024-01.log /var/log/app/latest. Also note that the command uses lowercase ln; using an uppercase L (Ln) won’t work.