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ln(1) |
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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. Symbolic links can hold arbitrary text; if later resolved, a relative link is interpreted in relation to its parent directory.
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
−i, −−interactive
prompt whether to remove destinations
−L, −−logical
make hard links to symbolic link references
−n, −−no−dereference
treat destination that is a symlink to a directory as if it were a normal file
−P, −−physical
make hard links directly to symbolic links
−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 linked file
−−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:
Using
−s ignores −L and −P.
Otherwise, the last option specified controls behavior when
the source is a symbolic link, defaulting to
−P.
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 ln bugs
to bug−coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software:
<http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
Report ln translation bugs to
<http://translationproject.org/team/>
Copyright
© 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+:
GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and
redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by law.
link(2), symlink(2)
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 invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.
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