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LN(1) User Commands LN(1)
NAME
ln - make links between files
SYNOPSIS
ln [OPTION]... [-T] TARGET LINK_NAME (1st form)
ln [OPTION]... TARGET (2nd form)
ln [OPTION]... TARGET... DIRECTORY (3rd form)
ln [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY TARGET... (4th form)
DESCRIPTION
In the 1st form, create a link to TARGET with the name
LINK_NAME. In the 2nd form, create a link to TARGET in
the current directory. In the 3rd and 4th forms, create
links to each TARGET in DIRECTORY. Create hard links by
default, symbolic links with --symbolic. When creating
hard links, each TARGET must exist.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for
short options too.
--backup[=CONTROL]
make a backup of each existing destination file
-b like --backup but does not accept an argument
-d, -F, --directory
allow the superuser to attempt to hard link
directories (note: will probably fail due to sys-
tem restrictions, even for the superuser)
-f, --force
remove existing destination files
-n, --no-dereference
treat destination that is a symlink to a direc-
tory 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
-t, --target-directory=DIRECTORY
specify the DIRECTORY in which to create the
links
-T, --no-target-directory
treat LINK_NAME as a normal file
-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
SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The version control method may be
selected via the --backup option or through the
VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the val-
ues:
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-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying condi-
tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABIL-
ITY 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 5.3.0 November 2004 LN(1)
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