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ln − make links between files |
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ln [OPTION]... TARGET
[LINK_NAME] |
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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 directory. When using the second form with more than one TARGET, 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. |
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−b, −−backup[=CONTROL] |
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make a backup of each existing destination file |
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−d, −F, −−directory |
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hard link directories (super-user only) |
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−f, −−force |
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remove existing destination files |
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−n, −−no−dereference |
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treat destination that is a symlink to a directory as if it were a normal file |
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−i, −−interactive |
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prompt whether to remove destinations |
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−s, −−symbolic |
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make symbolic links instead of hard links |
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−S, −−suffix=SUFFIX |
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override the usual backup suffix |
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−−target−directory=DIRECTORY |
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specify the DIRECTORY in which to create the links |
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−v, −−verbose |
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print name of each file before linking |
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−−help |
display this help and exit |
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−−version |
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output version information and exit |
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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 values: |
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none, off |
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never make backups (even if −−backup is given) |
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numbered, t |
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make numbered backups |
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existing, nil |
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numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise |
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simple, never |
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always make simple backups |
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Written by Mike Parker and David MacKenzie. |
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Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>. |
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Copyright © 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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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 |
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info ln |
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should give you access to the complete manual. |