How to symlink a file in Linux?

I want to make a symbolic link in Linux. I have written this bash command where the first path is the folder I want link into and the second path is the compiled source.

To create a new symlink (will fail if symlink exists already):

ln -s /path/to/file /path/to/symlink

To create or update a symlink:

ln -sf /path/to/file /path/to/symlink

ln -s TARGET LINK_NAME


Where the -s makes it symbolic.
ln -s EXISTING_FILE_OR_DIRECTORY SYMLINK_NAME

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