# Creating Essential Symlinks

Some programs use hard-wired paths to programs which do not exist yet. In order to satisfy these programs, create a number of symbolic links which will be replaced by real files throughout the course of the next chapter after the software has been installed.

    ln -sv /tools/bin/{bash,cat,echo,grep,login,passwd,pwd,sleep,stty} ${CLFS}/bin
    ln -sv /tools/sbin/{agetty,blkid} ${CLFS}/sbin
    ln -sv /tools/bin/file ${CLFS}/usr/bin
    ln -sv /tools/lib/libgcc_s.so{,.1} ${CLFS}/usr/lib
    ln -sv /tools/lib/libstd*so* ${CLFS}/usr/lib
    ln -sv bash ${CLFS}/bin/sh
    ln -sv /run ${CLFS}/var/run