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You are experimenting with a binary in /tmp/foo.d that expects its configuration file at /etc/foo.conf. You don't want to save it there, but use a symbolic link to /tmp/foo.d/foo.conf instead. Which…

The correct answer is A. ln -s /tmp/foo.d/foo.conf /etc/foo.conf. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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You are experimenting with a binary in /tmp/foo.d that expects its configuration file at /etc/foo.conf. You don't want to save it there, but use a symbolic link to /tmp/foo.d/foo.conf instead. Which command would accomplish that?

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  • Aln -s /tmp/foo.d/foo.conf /etc/foo.conf
  • Bln /tmp/foo.d/foo.conf /etc/foo.conf
  • Cln -s /etc/foo.conf /tmp/foo.d/foo.conf
  • Dln /etc/foo.conf /tmp/foo.d/foo.conf

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