Creating/Obtaining a Symbolic Link - symlink
Last updated: 2025-05-09 18:27:39
The symlink command is used to create or obtain a symbolic link to an object. You can quickly find the object through this symbolic link.
Note:
If you need to use the command to create a symbolic link, when you perform authorization policy, set action to
cos:PutBucket.If you need to use the command to obtain a symbolic link, when you perform authorization policy, set action to
cos:GetObject. Command Syntax
./coscli symlink --method create cos://<bucket-name>/<key> --link linkKey [flag]
The symlink command includes the following parameters:
Parameter Format | Description | Example |
cos://<bucket-name> | Specifies the target bucket, which is accessible by using the bucket alias or bucket name configured in the configuration file as detailed in Download and Installation Configuration. If you use the bucket name for access, you also need to include the endpoint flag. | Access with the bucket alias: cos://example-alias Access with the bucket name: cos://examplebucket-1250000000 |
/<key> | Specifies the object name. | /test |
The symlink command includes the following optional flags:
Flag Abbreviation | Flag Name | Description |
-h | --help | Views the usage of this command. |
No | --method | Valid values: create/get. |
No | --link | Specifies the symbolic link key value. |
Operation Example
Creating a symbolic link named symlink for picture.jpg in the bucket1 bucket
./coscli symlink --method create cos://bucket1/picture.jpg --link symlink
Accessing the target object via the symlink
./coscli symlink --method get cos://bucket2 --link symlink
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