How to create links/soft links?

HI there.

I have a unix filestore mapped to my network drive on my windows PC.
There are files (images) above my filestore that i need to be able to view through windows.
I understand that i can create a link or softlink so i can view these through a shortcut in my unix filestore on My Network Places.
I am not sure how i do this.
Do i open up a UNIX window and get to the root folder that i want to be able to see everything below it and then write the link command?
I have the command as ln -s
I am unsure what i put after this command, is it a shortcut name and then the directory path.

i.e

ln -s slash /local

where slash is my shortcut name and /local is the root of where i want to be able to see everything from.

Any guidance would be much appreciated.

Cheers

i think i ahve it to work, i just go to my directory and then

ln -s [pathname] [shortcut name]

You can alternately "cd" to the directory where you want the softlink to exist. Then issue the command:

ln -s [name of directory to softlink here]

This way you don't have to remember the order of arguments.