Add functionality to forcibly link items

This commit introduces an extended configuration syntax for linking
files and directories. Currently, this syntax allows for specifying
items to be forcibly linked, overwriting existing files or directories
if necessary.

The extended configuration syntax was proposed by Travers McInerney
<travers@mcinerney.me>.
Add functionality to create parent directories

This commit introduces an additional option for extended configuration
syntax for linking. It adds the "create" parameter which results in
automatically creating a parent directory if necessary before linking a
file.