How can I use the unix command 'ln' in matlab to create an symbolic link?

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Kristine on 1 Mar 2016

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How can I use the unix command 'ln' in matlab to create an symbolic link?

I would like to put this command into my script: ln -s /dev/ttyACM0 /dev/ttyS101

Any help is greatly appreciated.

- Kristine

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system('ln -s /dev/ttyACM0 /dev/ttyS101')

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Kristine on 1 Mar 2016

Awesome, I tried using unix at first. Thank you!

Walter Roberson on 1 Mar 2016

unix() instead of system() should have worked as well.

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