LINK
Section: MINTLIB LIBRARY FUNCTIONS
(3)
Updated: 3 March 1993
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NAME
link - link to a file
SYNOPSIS
#include <support.h>
int link(const char *old, const char *new);
DESCRIPTION
old points to a path name naming an existing file. new points to
a path name naming the new directory entry to be created. link
creates a new hardlink (directory entry) for the existing file.
RETURN VALUES
0 on success
-1 on failure; errno is set to indicate the error.
SEE ALSO
readlink(3),
symlink(3),
unlink(3),
Flink(2)
NOTE
link will only fuction properly if MiNT 0.9 or later is active
and the file system supports hardlinks. MS-DOS (TOS) file
systems do not support hardlinks.
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