Create a symbolic link to another symbolic link on linux

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This script is very powerful and very good for web servers, you can use a windows share to make a mount point (aka symbolic liink) and then use this script to make a symbolic link to that other symbolic link so that you dont have to have tonnes of space on the actual linux web server! also you can do this for any reason, this was just my reason!

Code:

#!/bin/bash
#
# (c) J~Net 2020
# jnet.sytes.net
#
# ./set.sh
#
# https://jnet.forumotion.com/t1708-create-a-symbolic-link-to-another-symbolic-link-on-linux#2645
#link a symbolyc link to another!
echo "Welcome To J~Net Symbolic Link Creator"
echo "Listing Current Mounts"
ls /mnt
echo "Enter first sym link that you wish to link to Example: /home/data/A"
read first
echo "Enter where you want the new sym link Example: /var/www/html/symtestfolder"
read second

ln -s "$first" "$second"
    #  ^--existing  ^----new link
          file $second
          echo "All Done."


To Remove Symbolic links

Code:

#!/bin/bash
#
# (c) J~Net 2020
# jnet.sytes.net
#
# ./del.sh
#
# https://jnet.forumotion.com/t1708-create-a-symbolic-link-to-another-symbolic-link-on-linux#2645
#link a symbolyc link to another!
echo "Welcome To J~Net Symbolic Link Creator"
echo "Listing Current Mounts"
ls /mnt
echo "Enter SymLink To Remove Example: /var/www/html/symtestfolder"
read first
#
sudo rm $first
echo "All Done!"

If you need the first mount point for a windows share via network on Linux (aka symbolic link).

Code:

#!/bin/bash
# (c) J~Net 2020
# jnet.sytes.net
#
# https://jnet.forumotion.com/t1708-create-a-symbolic-link-to-another-symbolic-link-on-linux#2645
#
# sudo chmod +x *.sh
# ./run.sh
#
echo "Welcome To Add Mount Point aka Symbolic Link By J~Net"
#
remotehost="192.168.1.30"
echo ""
echo "What name you want for the mountpoint?"
read first
remote_location=$first
if [ "$#" -eq  "0" ]
  then
    echo "Enter Remote IP"
    read ip
else
    ip=$1
fi
#
#cd smb://$ip/$remote_location/
#ls
sudo mkdir /mnt/$first
clear
# /etc/fstab
newstring="//$ip/$remote_location /mnt/$first        cifs    credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,uid=33,gid=33,rw,nounix,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0"
sudo echo $newstring >> /etc/fstab
#
clear
echo "Put the following text at bottom of the file thats about to open (Then save and close)...."
echo ""
echo $newstring
sudo xed /etc/fstab
echo "Now checking for new lines..."
sudo mount -a
echo "Now listing files..."
ls /mnt/$first
echo "Now Ready ForSymbolic Linking using set.sh"

Please note you will need index.php (blank file) if you want to protect from viewing list of files once it is linked!