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LN(1L) LN(1L)
NNAAMMEE
ln - make links between files
SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
llnn [options] source [dest]
llnn [options] source... directory
Options:
[-bdfisvF] [-S backup-suffix] [-V {num-
bered,existing,simple}] [--version-
control={numbered,existing,simple}] [--backup] [--direc-
tory] [--force] [--interactive] [--symbolic] [--verbose]
[--suffix=backup-suffix] [--help] [--version]
DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
This manual page documents the GNU version of llnn. If the
last argument names an existing directory, llnn 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.
OOPPTTIIOONNSS
_-_b_, _-_-_b_a_c_k_u_p
Make backups of files that are about to be removed.
_-_d_, _-_F_, _-_-_d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y
Allow the super-user to make hard links to directo-
ries.
_-_f_, _-_-_f_o_r_c_e
Remove existing destination files.
_-_i_, _-_-_i_n_t_e_r_a_c_t_i_v_e
Prompt whether to remove existing destination
files.
_-_s_, _-_-_s_y_m_b_o_l_i_c
Make symbolic links instead of hard links. This
option produces an error message on systems that do
not support symbolic links.
_-_v_, _-_-_v_e_r_b_o_s_e
Print the name of each file before linking it.
_-_-_h_e_l_p Print a usage message and exit with a non-zero sta-
tus.
_-_-_v_e_r_s_i_o_n
Print version information on standard error then
exit.
FSF GNU File Utilities 1
LN(1L) LN(1L)
_-_S_, _-_-_s_u_f_f_i_x _b_a_c_k_u_p_-_s_u_f_f_i_x
The suffix used for making simple backup files can
be set with the SSIIMMPPLLEE__BBAACCKKUUPP__SSUUFFFFIIXX environment
variable, which can be overridden by this option.
If neither of those is given, the default is `~',
as it is in Emacs.
_'_-_V_, _-_-_v_e_r_s_i_o_n_-_c_o_n_t_r_o_l _{_n_u_m_b_e_r_e_d_,_e_x_i_s_t_i_n_g_,_s_i_m_p_l_e_}_"
The type of backups made can be set with the VVEERR--
SSIIOONN__CCOONNTTRROOLL environment variable, which can be
overridden by this option. If VVEERRSSIIOONN__CCOONNTTRROOLL is
not set and this option is not given, the default
backup type is `existing'. The value of the VVEERR--
SSIIOONN__CCOONNTTRROOLL environment variable and the argument
to this option are like the GNU Emacs `version-
control' variable; they also recognize 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.
FSF GNU File Utilities 2