cannot create link operation not permitted [closed]

Question

I am getting error "link cannot create link operation not permitted" while creating link in ubuntu using below command

link code-1.2.1 code

I am using ubuntu 12.10 version also i tried it using 'sudo link code-1.2.1 code' command but still getting same error.

Thanks.

Answer 1

You are attempting to create a hardlink to a directory. Linux will not allow this. Create a symlink instead (ln -s).