Which command creates a symbolic link named linkname pointing to target?

• A. ln target linkname
• B. cp -s target linkname
• C. ln -s target linkname
• D. ln -f target linkname

Answer: (C)

Symbolic links are created with the -s option of the ln command. It creates a separate pathname that points to the target. The correct syntax is ln -s target linkname, where target is what you want to point to and linkname is the name of the link being created. Without -s, ln makes a hard link, which shares the same inode as the target and isn’t a symbolic link. The other options either omit -s (which would produce a hard link) or use a behavior that isn’t about creating a symbolic link.