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NAME
ln - make links between files
SYNOPSIS
ln
[-bdfisvF] [-S backup-suffix] [-V {numbered,existing,simple}]
[+version-control {numbered,existing,simple}] [+backup] [+directory]
[+force] [+interactive] [+symbolic] [+verbose] [+suffix backup-suffix]
source [dest]
ln
[-bdfisvF] [-S backup-suffix] [-V {numbered,existing,simple}]
[+version-control {numbered,existing,simple}] [+backup] [+directory]
[+force] [+interactive] [+symbolic] [+verbose] [+suffix backup-suffix]
source... directory
DESCRIPTION
This manual page
documents the GNU version of
ln.
If the last argument names an existing directory,
ln
links each other
given file into a file with the same name in that directory.
If only one file is given, it links that file into the current directory.
Otherwise, if only two files are given, it links the first onto the
second. It is an error if the last argument is not a directory and
more than two files are given. It makes hard links by default.
By default, it does not remove existing files.
OPTIONS
- -b, +backup
-
Make backups of files that are about to be removed.
- -d, -F, +directory
-
Allow the super-user to make hard links to directories.
- -f, +force
-
Remove existing destination files.
- -i, +interactive
-
Prompt whether to remove existing destination files.
- -s, +symbolic
-
Make symbolic links instead of hard links.
- -v, +verbose
-
Print the name of each file before linking it.
- -S, +suffix backup-suffix
-
The suffix used for making simple backup files can be set with the
SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX
environment variable, which can be overridden by this option. If
neither of those is given, the default is `~', as it is in Emacs.
- -V, +version-control {numbered,existing,simple}
-
The type of backups made can be set with the
VERSION_CONTROL
environment variable, which can be overridden by this option. If
VERSION_CONTROL
is not set and this option is not given, the default backup type is
`existing'. The value of the
VERSION_CONTROL
environment variable and the argument to this option is like GNU
Emacs' `version-control' variable; it also accepts synonyms that are
more descriptive. The valid values are (unique abbreviations are
accepted):
-
- `t' or `numbered'
-
Always make numbered backups.
- `nil' or `existing'
-
Make numbered backups of files that already
have them, simple backups of the others.
- `never' or `simple'
-
Always make simple backups.
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- OPTIONS
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