How to have symlink to content of source up to date?

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So, by doing ln -s /my/source/* ./

I created a link to content of source but changes in source aren't reflected in the target.

For example, when I create new folder in source it's not being shown in target

binarysta · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-18 14:31:26Z

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Actually this is the expected behavior. Your command will make links for current contents of /my/source/ directory.

The easy solution is to link the directory itself:

ln -s /my/source ./

it will create a link like:

source -> /my/source

But also inotifytools can be used to watch the directory and take an action.

answered Apr 18, 2020 at 14:31

binarysta

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