ln.py

You always get ln arguments in the wrong order?

Then ln.py is for you.

Installation

pip install ln.py or similar.

Usage

Type lnp A B and lnp will ask you to choose the direction of the link - that way you don't have to remember tho order of the arguments :)

> lnp A B
1. A -> B
2. B -> A
Which one? 1
A -> B

lnp will allow you to update a link:

For instance, if latest is a symlink to 1.0, then you con update the link to 2.0 this way:

> lnp latest 2.0
1. latest -> 2.0
2. 2.0 -> latest
Which one? 1
latest -> 1.0 already exists. Overwrite (Y/n) y
latest -> 2.0

lnp will also refuse to replace a "real" file with a symlink because that's almost always a mistake. If you really want to do this, use rm to remove the problematic file first.

API

Since ln.py is written in Python you can also use it as a replacement of the standard library os.symlink function:

from ln import ln

ln(from_="latest", to="1.0)