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ln − make links between files
ln
[OPTION]... [-T] TARGET LINK_NAME (1st
form)
ln [OPTION]... TARGET (2nd form)
ln [OPTION]... TARGET... DIRECTORY (3rd
form)
ln [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY TARGET...
(4th form)
In the 1st form, create a link to TARGET with the name LINK_NAME. In the 2nd form, create a link to TARGET in the current directory. In the 3rd and 4th forms, create links to each TARGET in DIRECTORY. 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
−t, −−target−directory=DIRECTORY
specify the DIRECTORY in which to create the links
−T, −−no−target−directory
treat LINK_NAME as a normal file
−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
© 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO
WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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.
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