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How can I find the difference between a folder and a folder link in Ubuntu?

rated 0 times [ 5] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 602 / 3 Years ago, thu, november 4, 2021, 10:52:49

Earlier, I had created some links to another folder using the following command.

sudo ln -s path_name link_name

These links are looking similar to the folders. I am not able to differentiate between a folder and a link. Is there a way to find the difference between a folder and a link to another folder?

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answered 3 Years ago steaocyte · Accepted Answer

You could recognize a link by either a small arrow (->) in the output of ls -l:

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or by the distinguished color, also appearing in the output of ls, as described in this answer (test2 is the link):

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