$ ln -s {source-filename} {symbolic-filename}

# Python program to explain os.path.realpath() method 
    
# importing os module 
import os
  
# Path
path = "/home / ihritik / Desktop / file(shortcut).txt"
  
  
# Get the canonical path
# of the specified path
# by eliminating any symbolic links
# encountered in the path
real_path = os.path.realpath(path)
  
# Print the canonical path
print(real_path)
  
  
# Path
path = "/../../GeeksForGeeks / sample.py"
  
  
# Get the canonical path
# of the specified path
# eliminating any symbolic links
# encountered in the path
real_path = os.path.realpath(path)
  
# Print the canonical path
print(real_path)
  
  
# Path
path = "file.txt"
  
  
# Get the canonical path
# of the specified path
# eliminating any symbolic links
# encountered in the path
real_path = os.path.realpath(path)
  
# Print the canonical path
print(real_path)
  
os.chdir("/home / ihritik / Downloads/")
  
  
# Path
path = "file.txt"
  
# Get the canonical path
# of the specified path
# eliminating any symbolic links
# encountered in the path
real_path = os.path.realpath(path)
  
# Print the canonical path
print(real_path)

/home/ihritik/Documents/file(original).txt
/GeeksForGeeks/sample.py
/home/ihritik/file.txt
/home/ihritik/Downloads/file.txt