diff --git a/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/Silicon/SiCGe.tersoff b/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/Silicon/SiCGe.tersoff
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..74f53c4e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/Silicon/SiCGe.tersoff
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../../../potentials/SiCGe.tersoff
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/Silicon/ff-silicon.lmp b/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/Silicon/ff-silicon.lmp
index 5768408b61..d7ee38b175 100755
--- a/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/Silicon/ff-silicon.lmp
+++ b/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/Silicon/ff-silicon.lmp
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ mass ${Si}     28.08550
 ###########################
 
 pair_style      tersoff
-pair_coeff      * *  ../../../../../potentials/SiCGe.tersoff Si(D)
+pair_coeff      * * SiCGe.tersoff Si(D)
diff --git a/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/python/SiCGe.tersoff b/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/python/SiCGe.tersoff
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..74f53c4e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/python/SiCGe.tersoff
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../../../potentials/SiCGe.tersoff
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/python/dynmat.py b/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/python/dynmat.py
index 33cc3419b3..b628a96121 100644
--- a/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/python/dynmat.py
+++ b/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/python/dynmat.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import numpy as np
 """ LAMMPS  VARIABLES """
 
 # data files
-infile = "../Silicon/silicon_input_file.lmp"
-ff_file = "../Silicon/ff-silicon.lmp"
+infile = "silicon_input_file.lmp"
+ff_file = "ff-silicon.lmp"
 
 # full output useful for testing
 lmp = lammps()
diff --git a/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/python/ff-silicon.lmp b/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/python/ff-silicon.lmp
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..8b025f7c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/python/ff-silicon.lmp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../Silicon/ff-silicon.lmp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/python/silicon_input_file.lmp b/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/python/silicon_input_file.lmp
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..fb12681042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/python/silicon_input_file.lmp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../Silicon/silicon_input_file.lmp
\ No newline at end of file