ln

 

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 LN(1)                          FSF                          LN(1)
 
 
 
NAME
        ln - make links between files
 
SYNOPSIS
        ln [OPTION]... TARGET [LINK_NAME]
        ln [OPTION]... TARGET... DIRECTORY
        ln [OPTION]... --target-directory=DIRECTORY TARGET...
 
DESCRIPTION
        Create  a  link  to  the  specified  TARGET  with optional
        LINK_NAME.  If LINK_NAME is omitted, a link with the  same
        basename  as  the  TARGET is created in the current direc­
        tory.  When using the second form with more than one  TAR­
        GET,  the last argument must be a directory;  create links
        in  DIRECTORY  to  each  TARGET.   Create  hard  links  by
        default,  symbolic  links  with --symbolic.  When creating
        hard links, each TARGET must exist.
 
        --backup[=CONTROL]
               make a backup of each existing destination file
 
        -b     like --backup but does not accept an argument
 
        -d, -F, --directory
               hard link directories (super-user only)
 
        -f, --force
               remove existing destination files
 
        -n, --no-dereference
               treat destination that is a symlink to a  directory
               as if it were a normal file
 
        -i, --interactive
               prompt whether to remove destinations
 
        -s, --symbolic
               make symbolic links instead of hard links
 
        -S, --suffix=SUFFIX
               override the usual backup suffix
 
        --target-directory=DIRECTORY
               specify the DIRECTORY in which to create the links
 
        -v, --verbose
               print name of each file before linking
 
        --help display this help and exit
 
        --version
               output version information and exit
 
        The backup suffix is `~', unless set with --suffix or SIM­
        PLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.  The  version  control  method  may  be
        selected  via  the  --backup  option  or  through the VER­
        SION_CONTROL environment variable.  Here are the values:
 
        none, off
               never make backups (even if --backup is given)
 
        numbered, t
               make numbered backups
 
        existing, nil
               numbered if numbered backups exist,  simple  other­
               wise
 
        simple, never
               always make simple backups
 
AUTHOR
        Written by Mike Parker and David MacKenzie.
 
 REPORTING BUGS
        Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.
 
 COPYRIGHT
        Copyright © 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
        This  is  free software; see the source for copying condi­
        tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
        or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
SEE ALSO
        The  full  documentation for ln is maintained as a Texinfo
        manual.   If  the  info  and  ln  programs  are   properly
        installed at your site, the command
 
               info ln
 
        should give you access to the complete manual.
 
 
 
 ln (fileutils) 4.1          April 2001                      LN(1)

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