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docs: force creating symbolic link if it exists (#12637)
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diff --git a/book/src/building-from-source.md b/book/src/building-from-source.md index b422f4bf..e1c0d312 100644 --- a/book/src/building-from-source.md +++ b/book/src/building-from-source.md @@ -64,11 +64,9 @@ export HELIX_RUNTIME=~/src/helix/runtime Or, create a symbolic link: ```sh -ln -Ts $PWD/runtime ~/.config/helix/runtime +ln -Tsf $PWD/runtime ~/.config/helix/runtime ``` -If the above command fails to create a symbolic link because the file exists either move `~/.config/helix/runtime` to a new location or delete it, then run the symlink command above again. - #### Windows Either set the `HELIX_RUNTIME` environment variable to point to the runtime files using the Windows setting (search for |