Error to Create symbolic binary link
I want to create a symbolic link for vi to see this program when calling
from console run vim:
ln -s /usr/bin/vi /usr/bin/vim
ln: failure to create symbolic link «/ usr / bin / vim»: The file already exists
how can I do it so I saw it point to vim
linux symlink vi
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I want to create a symbolic link for vi to see this program when calling
from console run vim:
ln -s /usr/bin/vi /usr/bin/vim
ln: failure to create symbolic link «/ usr / bin / vim»: The file already exists
how can I do it so I saw it point to vim
linux symlink vi
edited 4 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
41.6k1483141
asked 6 hours ago
ortigaortiga
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I want to create a symbolic link for vi to see this program when calling
from console run vim:
ln -s /usr/bin/vi /usr/bin/vim
ln: failure to create symbolic link «/ usr / bin / vim»: The file already exists
how can I do it so I saw it point to vim
linux symlink vi
edited 4 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
41.6k1483141
asked 6 hours ago
ortigaortiga
83
I want to create a symbolic link for vi to see this program when calling
from console run vim:
ln -s /usr/bin/vi /usr/bin/vim
ln: failure to create symbolic link «/ usr / bin / vim»: The file already exists
how can I do it so I saw it point to vim
linux symlink vi
linux symlink vi
edited 4 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
41.6k1483141
asked 6 hours ago
ortigaortiga
83
edited 4 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
41.6k1483141
asked 6 hours ago
ortigaortiga
83
edited 4 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
41.6k1483141
edited 4 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
41.6k1483141
edited 4 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked 6 hours ago
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asked 6 hours ago
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Given your original tag of CentOS, I'll assume that you have an /etc/profile.d/vim.sh file that sets up an alias:
alias vi >/dev/null 2>&1 || alias vi=vim
If you want to run vi when you enter vim, I'd suggest adding to your own ~/.bashrc:
unalias vi
alias vim=vi
answered 6 hours ago
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
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Yes, if you already have /usr/bin/vim, you cannot have another file of the same name in that directory. However, /usr/bin is (usually) not the only location checked for executables.
Run echo $PATH to see the list of directories that is checked, left to right. Hopefully, you'll have locations like /home/(username)/bin or /usr/local/bin in there. In that case,
ln -s /usr/bin/vi /usr/local/bin/vim
will override the default vim for all users. (They can still call /usr/bin/vim to get the original.)
answered 6 hours ago
Ulrich SchwarzUlrich Schwarz
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Solution:
You can force to remove the destination file using -f (Test before changing anything!)
ln -sf /usr/bin/vi /usr/bin/vim
Works for me!
Example:
[root@vvek-workstation grep]# ln -ss ./vi ./vim
ln: failed to create symbolic link ‘./vim’: File exists
[root@vvek-workstation grep]# ln -sf ./vi ./vim
[root@vvek-workstation grep]# ls -lart
total 0
drwxr-xr-x. 9 root root 228 Mar 20 15:20 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Mar 20 16:00 vi
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Mar 20 16:00 vim -> ./vi
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 27 Mar 20 16:00 .
answered 6 hours ago
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and to remove the symbolic link without deleting vim ??
– ortiga
6 hours ago
ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi perfect but i need to remove the symbolic link without deleting vim ??
– ortiga
6 hours ago
add a comment |
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Given your original tag of CentOS, I'll assume that you have an /etc/profile.d/vim.sh file that sets up an alias:
alias vi >/dev/null 2>&1 || alias vi=vim
If you want to run vi when you enter vim, I'd suggest adding to your own ~/.bashrc:
unalias vi
alias vim=vi
answered 6 hours ago
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
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Given your original tag of CentOS, I'll assume that you have an /etc/profile.d/vim.sh file that sets up an alias:
alias vi >/dev/null 2>&1 || alias vi=vim
If you want to run vi when you enter vim, I'd suggest adding to your own ~/.bashrc:
unalias vi
alias vim=vi
answered 6 hours ago
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
43.8k1161141
add a comment |
Given your original tag of CentOS, I'll assume that you have an /etc/profile.d/vim.sh file that sets up an alias:
alias vi >/dev/null 2>&1 || alias vi=vim
If you want to run vi when you enter vim, I'd suggest adding to your own ~/.bashrc:
unalias vi
alias vim=vi
answered 6 hours ago
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
43.8k1161141
Given your original tag of CentOS, I'll assume that you have an /etc/profile.d/vim.sh file that sets up an alias:
alias vi >/dev/null 2>&1 || alias vi=vim
If you want to run vi when you enter vim, I'd suggest adding to your own ~/.bashrc:
unalias vi
alias vim=vi
answered 6 hours ago
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
43.8k1161141
answered 6 hours ago
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
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answered 6 hours ago
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
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Yes, if you already have /usr/bin/vim, you cannot have another file of the same name in that directory. However, /usr/bin is (usually) not the only location checked for executables.
Run echo $PATH to see the list of directories that is checked, left to right. Hopefully, you'll have locations like /home/(username)/bin or /usr/local/bin in there. In that case,
ln -s /usr/bin/vi /usr/local/bin/vim
will override the default vim for all users. (They can still call /usr/bin/vim to get the original.)
answered 6 hours ago
Ulrich SchwarzUlrich Schwarz
9,95313047
add a comment |
Yes, if you already have /usr/bin/vim, you cannot have another file of the same name in that directory. However, /usr/bin is (usually) not the only location checked for executables.
Run echo $PATH to see the list of directories that is checked, left to right. Hopefully, you'll have locations like /home/(username)/bin or /usr/local/bin in there. In that case,
ln -s /usr/bin/vi /usr/local/bin/vim
will override the default vim for all users. (They can still call /usr/bin/vim to get the original.)
answered 6 hours ago
Ulrich SchwarzUlrich Schwarz
9,95313047
add a comment |
Yes, if you already have /usr/bin/vim, you cannot have another file of the same name in that directory. However, /usr/bin is (usually) not the only location checked for executables.
Run echo $PATH to see the list of directories that is checked, left to right. Hopefully, you'll have locations like /home/(username)/bin or /usr/local/bin in there. In that case,
ln -s /usr/bin/vi /usr/local/bin/vim
will override the default vim for all users. (They can still call /usr/bin/vim to get the original.)
answered 6 hours ago
Ulrich SchwarzUlrich Schwarz
9,95313047
Yes, if you already have /usr/bin/vim, you cannot have another file of the same name in that directory. However, /usr/bin is (usually) not the only location checked for executables.
Run echo $PATH to see the list of directories that is checked, left to right. Hopefully, you'll have locations like /home/(username)/bin or /usr/local/bin in there. In that case,
ln -s /usr/bin/vi /usr/local/bin/vim
will override the default vim for all users. (They can still call /usr/bin/vim to get the original.)
answered 6 hours ago
Ulrich SchwarzUlrich Schwarz
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answered 6 hours ago
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Solution:
You can force to remove the destination file using -f (Test before changing anything!)
ln -sf /usr/bin/vi /usr/bin/vim
Works for me!
Example:
[root@vvek-workstation grep]# ln -ss ./vi ./vim
ln: failed to create symbolic link ‘./vim’: File exists
[root@vvek-workstation grep]# ln -sf ./vi ./vim
[root@vvek-workstation grep]# ls -lart
total 0
drwxr-xr-x. 9 root root 228 Mar 20 15:20 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Mar 20 16:00 vi
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Mar 20 16:00 vim -> ./vi
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 27 Mar 20 16:00 .
answered 6 hours ago
Vivek KanadiyaVivek Kanadiya
1858
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and to remove the symbolic link without deleting vim ??
– ortiga
6 hours ago
ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi perfect but i need to remove the symbolic link without deleting vim ??
– ortiga
6 hours ago
add a comment |
Solution:
You can force to remove the destination file using -f (Test before changing anything!)
ln -sf /usr/bin/vi /usr/bin/vim
Works for me!
Example:
[root@vvek-workstation grep]# ln -ss ./vi ./vim
ln: failed to create symbolic link ‘./vim’: File exists
[root@vvek-workstation grep]# ln -sf ./vi ./vim
[root@vvek-workstation grep]# ls -lart
total 0
drwxr-xr-x. 9 root root 228 Mar 20 15:20 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Mar 20 16:00 vi
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Mar 20 16:00 vim -> ./vi
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 27 Mar 20 16:00 .
answered 6 hours ago
Vivek KanadiyaVivek Kanadiya
1858
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and to remove the symbolic link without deleting vim ??
– ortiga
6 hours ago
ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi perfect but i need to remove the symbolic link without deleting vim ??
– ortiga
6 hours ago
add a comment |
Solution:
You can force to remove the destination file using -f (Test before changing anything!)
ln -sf /usr/bin/vi /usr/bin/vim
Works for me!
Example:
[root@vvek-workstation grep]# ln -ss ./vi ./vim
ln: failed to create symbolic link ‘./vim’: File exists
[root@vvek-workstation grep]# ln -sf ./vi ./vim
[root@vvek-workstation grep]# ls -lart
total 0
drwxr-xr-x. 9 root root 228 Mar 20 15:20 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Mar 20 16:00 vi
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Mar 20 16:00 vim -> ./vi
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 27 Mar 20 16:00 .
answered 6 hours ago
Vivek KanadiyaVivek Kanadiya
1858
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Solution:
You can force to remove the destination file using -f (Test before changing anything!)
ln -sf /usr/bin/vi /usr/bin/vim
Works for me!
Example:
[root@vvek-workstation grep]# ln -ss ./vi ./vim
ln: failed to create symbolic link ‘./vim’: File exists
[root@vvek-workstation grep]# ln -sf ./vi ./vim
[root@vvek-workstation grep]# ls -lart
total 0
drwxr-xr-x. 9 root root 228 Mar 20 15:20 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Mar 20 16:00 vi
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Mar 20 16:00 vim -> ./vi
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 27 Mar 20 16:00 .
answered 6 hours ago
Vivek KanadiyaVivek Kanadiya
1858
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answered 6 hours ago
Vivek KanadiyaVivek Kanadiya
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answered 6 hours ago
Vivek KanadiyaVivek Kanadiya
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answered 6 hours ago
Vivek KanadiyaVivek Kanadiya
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and to remove the symbolic link without deleting vim ??
– ortiga
6 hours ago
ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi perfect but i need to remove the symbolic link without deleting vim ??
– ortiga
6 hours ago
add a comment |
and to remove the symbolic link without deleting vim ??
– ortiga
6 hours ago
ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi perfect but i need to remove the symbolic link without deleting vim ??
– ortiga
6 hours ago
and to remove the symbolic link without deleting vim ??
– ortiga
6 hours ago
and to remove the symbolic link without deleting vim ??
– ortiga
6 hours ago
ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi perfect but i need to remove the symbolic link without deleting vim ??
– ortiga
6 hours ago
ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi perfect but i need to remove the symbolic link without deleting vim ??
– ortiga
6 hours ago
add a comment |
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