How To Symlink Directories?

[Capn_Fish]

How do you symlink directories? When I try to cd into a directory I've symlinked, it says "too many layers of symbolic links."

Thanks.

[desertrat]

How do you symlink directories? When I try to cd into a directory I've symlinked, it says "too many layers of symbolic links."

Same as for a file. You've probably got some recursive links somewhere.

[Capn_Fish]

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/stuff#mkdir test
/stuff#ln -s test /test
/stuff#cd /test
-bash: cd: /test: Too many levels of symbolic links
/stuff#
What am I doing wrong, then? There's nothing in the folder.

[InSearchOf]

I fixed your post

Late

[Drake01]

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/stuff#mkdir test
/stuff#ln -s test /test
/stuff#cd /test
-bash: cd: /test: Too many levels of symbolic links
/stuff#
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Try using a full path.  I believe ln uses relative paths, which has caused confusing problems for me before.  With relative paths, you're linking /test to itself.  ln -s /stuff/test /test should accomplish what it seems you're trying to do.

[Capn_Fish]

That solved it. Thanks everyone!