<doc>
	<legacy_id>230</legacy_id>
	<term>symbolic link</term>
	<definition><p>On <glossary tag="Unix">Unix systems</glossary>, an alternative <glossary tag="file path">file path</glossary> for a <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> or <property tag="defaultFolder">directory</property>. Specifying the symbolic link in a <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> operation uses the <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> or <property tag="defaultFolder">directory</property> the link refers to.</p>
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<p>(The <glossary tag="Mac OS">Mac OS</glossary> and <glossary tag="OS X">OS X</glossary> equivalent is the <glossary tag="alias">alias</glossary>. The <function tag="openStacks">Windows</function> equivalent is the <glossary tag="shortcut">shortcut</glossary>.)</p></definition>
	<categories>
	 	<category>Files, Folders, &amp; Resources</category>
	</categories>
	<synonyms>
	 	<synonym>symbolic link</synonym>
	 	<synonym>symbolic links</synonym>
	 	<synonym>symbolic link's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>symbolic links'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>symlink</synonym>
	 	<synonym>syminks</synonym>
	 	<synonym>symlink's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>symlinks'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>symlinked</synonym>
	 	<synonym>symlinking</synonym>
	 	<synonym>soft link</synonym>
	 	<synonym>soft links</synonym>
	 	<synonym>soft link's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>soft links'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>softlink</synonym>
	 	<synonym>softlinks</synonym>
	 	<synonym>softlink's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>softlinks'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>softlinked</synonym>
	 	<synonym>softlinking</synonym>
	</synonyms>
</doc>