How Do I Remove a Soft Link in Linux?

How Do I Remove a Soft Link in Linux?
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To remove a symbolic link, use either the rm or unlink command followed by the name of the symlink as an argument. When removing a symbolic link that points to a directory do not append a trailing slash to the symlink name.

How to Remove Files. You can use rm (remove) or unlink command to remove or delete a file from the Linux command line. The rm command allows you to remove multiple files at once. With unlink command, you can delete only a single file.

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