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NAME

_ln(1f) - [FUNIX:FILESYSTEM] create hard links to a file (LICENSE:PD)

CONTENTS

Synopsis
Description
Options
Author
License

SYNOPSIS

Formats:

   _ln TARGET LINK_NAME     #  create a link to TARGET with the name LINK_NAME.
   _ln TARGET               #  create a link to TARGET in the current directory.
   _ln TARGET... DIRECTORY  #  create links to each TARGET in DIRECTORY.

DESCRIPTION

Create hard links (not symbolic links) each destination (name of new link) should not already exist. 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.

OPTIONS

TARGET name of existing file
LINK_NAME
  if LINK_NAME follows TARGET create a link called LINK_NAME that points to TARGET
DIRECTORY
  if last option is a directory previous filenames on command are linked into DIRECTORY
--help display this help and exit
--version
  output version information and exit

AUTHOR

John S. Urban

LICENSE

Public Domain


_ln (1) March 11, 2021
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