How to remove symbolic link from directory in Fedora?

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I was trying to create symbolic link to directory in Fedora.



$ sudo ln -sv $LFS/tools


Then this error occurs.



ln: failed to create symbolic link './tools': File exists


How do I remove symbolic link to that directory




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    Have you tried rm?
    – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
    Apr 29 at 7:23






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    Note that when ln says "failed to create symbolic link", it means it did not create a symbolic link. So perhaps there is nothing to remove.
    – telcoM
    Apr 29 at 10:10










  • If a file or directory named "tools" exists in your current working directory, I don't think ln will overwrite it. I think that's what the error message is about. If it does exist and is something you want to replace, you can add the -f option to ln to force it to overwrite the existing file or you can use rm to delete it before running ln again.
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    May 4 at 21:18














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I was trying to create symbolic link to directory in Fedora.



$ sudo ln -sv $LFS/tools


Then this error occurs.



ln: failed to create symbolic link './tools': File exists


How do I remove symbolic link to that directory




linux terminal lfs




share|improve this question















  • 2




    Have you tried rm?
    – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
    Apr 29 at 7:23






  • 1




    Note that when ln says "failed to create symbolic link", it means it did not create a symbolic link. So perhaps there is nothing to remove.
    – telcoM
    Apr 29 at 10:10










  • If a file or directory named "tools" exists in your current working directory, I don't think ln will overwrite it. I think that's what the error message is about. If it does exist and is something you want to replace, you can add the -f option to ln to force it to overwrite the existing file or you can use rm to delete it before running ln again.
    – Joe
    May 4 at 21:18












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up vote
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I was trying to create symbolic link to directory in Fedora.



$ sudo ln -sv $LFS/tools


Then this error occurs.



ln: failed to create symbolic link './tools': File exists


How do I remove symbolic link to that directory




linux terminal lfs




share|improve this question











I was trying to create symbolic link to directory in Fedora.



$ sudo ln -sv $LFS/tools


Then this error occurs.



ln: failed to create symbolic link './tools': File exists


How do I remove symbolic link to that directory





linux terminal lfs





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    Have you tried rm?
    – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
    Apr 29 at 7:23






  • 1




    Note that when ln says "failed to create symbolic link", it means it did not create a symbolic link. So perhaps there is nothing to remove.
    – telcoM
    Apr 29 at 10:10










  • If a file or directory named "tools" exists in your current working directory, I don't think ln will overwrite it. I think that's what the error message is about. If it does exist and is something you want to replace, you can add the -f option to ln to force it to overwrite the existing file or you can use rm to delete it before running ln again.
    – Joe
    May 4 at 21:18












  • 2




    Have you tried rm?
    – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
    Apr 29 at 7:23






  • 1




    Note that when ln says "failed to create symbolic link", it means it did not create a symbolic link. So perhaps there is nothing to remove.
    – telcoM
    Apr 29 at 10:10










  • If a file or directory named "tools" exists in your current working directory, I don't think ln will overwrite it. I think that's what the error message is about. If it does exist and is something you want to replace, you can add the -f option to ln to force it to overwrite the existing file or you can use rm to delete it before running ln again.
    – Joe
    May 4 at 21:18







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Have you tried rm?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Apr 29 at 7:23




Have you tried rm?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Apr 29 at 7:23




1




1




Note that when ln says "failed to create symbolic link", it means it did not create a symbolic link. So perhaps there is nothing to remove.
– telcoM
Apr 29 at 10:10




Note that when ln says "failed to create symbolic link", it means it did not create a symbolic link. So perhaps there is nothing to remove.
– telcoM
Apr 29 at 10:10












If a file or directory named "tools" exists in your current working directory, I don't think ln will overwrite it. I think that's what the error message is about. If it does exist and is something you want to replace, you can add the -f option to ln to force it to overwrite the existing file or you can use rm to delete it before running ln again.
– Joe
May 4 at 21:18




If a file or directory named "tools" exists in your current working directory, I don't think ln will overwrite it. I think that's what the error message is about. If it does exist and is something you want to replace, you can add the -f option to ln to force it to overwrite the existing file or you can use rm to delete it before running ln again.
– Joe
May 4 at 21:18










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It is simple
Use rm -rf and that link name of directory
It will forcefully remove the link of that directory






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    Why would you need to remove a link recursively? That sounds like a recipe for a bad mistake.
    – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
    Apr 29 at 8:02






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    You can also use only rm to delete it
    – Shah Honey
    Apr 29 at 8:04










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It is simple
Use rm -rf and that link name of directory
It will forcefully remove the link of that directory






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  • 3




    Why would you need to remove a link recursively? That sounds like a recipe for a bad mistake.
    – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
    Apr 29 at 8:02






  • 2




    You can also use only rm to delete it
    – Shah Honey
    Apr 29 at 8:04














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It is simple
Use rm -rf and that link name of directory
It will forcefully remove the link of that directory






share|improve this answer



















  • 3




    Why would you need to remove a link recursively? That sounds like a recipe for a bad mistake.
    – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
    Apr 29 at 8:02






  • 2




    You can also use only rm to delete it
    – Shah Honey
    Apr 29 at 8:04












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up vote
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It is simple
Use rm -rf and that link name of directory
It will forcefully remove the link of that directory






share|improve this answer















It is simple
Use rm -rf and that link name of directory
It will forcefully remove the link of that directory







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    Why would you need to remove a link recursively? That sounds like a recipe for a bad mistake.
    – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
    Apr 29 at 8:02






  • 2




    You can also use only rm to delete it
    – Shah Honey
    Apr 29 at 8:04












  • 3




    Why would you need to remove a link recursively? That sounds like a recipe for a bad mistake.
    – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
    Apr 29 at 8:02






  • 2




    You can also use only rm to delete it
    – Shah Honey
    Apr 29 at 8:04







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Why would you need to remove a link recursively? That sounds like a recipe for a bad mistake.
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Apr 29 at 8:02




Why would you need to remove a link recursively? That sounds like a recipe for a bad mistake.
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Apr 29 at 8:02




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You can also use only rm to delete it
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