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Linux Hint shows you how to find and delete broken Symlinks on Linux.



How to Find and Delete Broken Symlinks on Linux

Symlink or a.k.a symbolic link is a file containing the address of some file or directory and points towards that directory or file. When you move or delete the original file, then the symlink gets broken, and it does not work anymore. Although the broken symlinks do not work, they consume the space on your system. How to Find and Delete Broken Symlinks on Linux is explained in this article.
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How to Find and Delete Broken Symlinks on Linux – Linux Hint