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How can I break a symbolic link loop?

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Mar 15, 202625709 views

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While I was trying to compile a C shared object library, I accidentally created two symbolic links which point to each other. Is there a way to get rid of them without nuking the whole directory? I read that the only way to break a symbolic link is to delete the file it points to, but I'm sure ther…

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It's not a problem to delete symbolic links. I'm not sure why you think that you need to delete the file the link points to. Just delete them. Try this:

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