GNU/Linux |
CentOS 4.8 |
i386 |
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ln(1) |
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ln − make links between files
ln
[OPTION]... TARGET [LINK_NAME]
ln [OPTION]... TARGET... DIRECTORY
ln [OPTION]... --target-directory=DIRECTORY
TARGET...
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.
Mandatory
arguments to long options are mandatory for short options
too.
−−backup[=CONTROL]
make a backup of each existing destination file
−b |
like −−backup but does not accept an argument |
−d, −F, −−directory
allow the superuser to attempt to hard link directories (note: will probably fail due to system restrictions, even for the superuser)
−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-coreutils@gnu.org>.
Copyright
© 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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 coreutils ln
should give you access to the complete manual.
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