LN(1)               UNIX Programmer's Manual                LN(1)

NAME
     ln - make links

SYNOPSIS
     ln [ -s ] name1 [ name2 ]
     ln name ... directory
     ln -f directory1 directory2

DESCRIPTION
     A link is a directory entry referring to a file; the same
     file (together with its size, all its protection informa-
     tion, etc.) may have several links to it.

     A link to a file is indistinguishable from the original
     directory entry; any changes to a file are effective
     independent of the name used to reference the file.  Links
     may not span file systems.

     Given one or two arguments, _l_n creates a link to an existing
     file _n_a_m_e_1.  If _n_a_m_e_2 is given, the link has that name;
     _n_a_m_e_2 may also be a directory in which to place the link;
     otherwise it is placed in the current directory.  If only
     the directory is specified, the link will be made to the
     last component of _n_a_m_e_1.

     Given more than two arguments, _l_n makes links to all the
     named files in the named directory.  The links made will
     have the same name as the files being linked to.

     The -_f flag may be used by the super user to link _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y_1
     to _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y_2.  _D_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y_2 must not exist.

     The -_s flag creates a symbolic link rather than a hard link.
     Symbolic links are distinguishable from the original direc-
     tory entry and may span file systems.

SEE ALSO
     cp(1), mv(1), rm(1), link(2), readlink(2), stat(2), sym-
     link(2)

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