How can i create absolute symbolic links

The question is simply the Thread Topic,
I want to create an Absolute Symlink, I have found some Apple Scripts that i think create relative Symlinks.
I am not that familiar with Terminal, so any recomendations to go that route nned to be fully explained please?
Thanks
John

I have a couple of Partitioned disks on my system and i need to make symbolic links for a number of folders that are on those Partitions.
I could not get to te partitions via terminal, i now understand i have to use the /Volumes/Folder name in my ln command.
thx
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