How to create symbolic link in unix or linux

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To create a symbolic link in Unix or Linux, at the shell prompt, enter the following command:

tsusilkumar# ln -s {target-filename} {symbolic-filename}

For example create softlink for /webroot/home/httpd/test.com/index.php as 

/home/surya/index.php,
enter the following command:

#ln -s /webroot/home/httpd/test.com/index.php /home/surya/index.php