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ln ? make links between files |
ln [OPTION]... TARGET
[LINK_NAME] |
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. |
?b, ??backup[=CONTROL] |
make a backup of each existing destination file |
?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 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: |
none, off |
never make backups (even if ??backup is given) |
numbered, t |
make numbered backups |
existing, nil |
numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise |
simple, never |
always make simple backups |
Written by Mike Parker and David MacKenzie. |
Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>. |
Copyright © 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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. |