Is there anything that could help me memorise the argument order of the ln command?

I’ll take anything from little helper phrases over shell extensions to replacements written in Rust. I only use the command occasionally, but I need a fool-proof solution. Do you have any tricks to get it right?

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  • trachesEnglish
    12·
    2 months ago

    It’s the same as cp or mv. Source dest.

      • trachesEnglish
        5·
        2 months ago

        Think of it like making a fake copy? Source file is first, symlink is second.

        • tburkhol@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          That’s what I mean: what you’re going to operate on; where you’re going to put it.

          • trachesEnglish
            3·
            2 months ago

            Ahhh sorry I read it as a question

    • infeeeee@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      This is how I remember as well. I write the command in my head if I would copy the file, than replace cp with ln