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1 perry 1 LN
2 !!!LN
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 AUTHOR
7 REPORTING BUGS
8 COPYRIGHT
9 SEE ALSO
10 ----
11 !!NAME
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14 ln - make links between files
15 !!SYNOPSIS
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18 __ln__ [[''OPTION'']... ''TARGET''
19 [[''LINK_NAME'']__
20 ln__ [[''OPTION'']... ''TARGET''...
21 ''DIRECTORY''__
22 ln__ [[''OPTION'']... ''--target-directory=DIRECTORY
23 TARGET''...
24 !!DESCRIPTION
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27 Create a link to the specified TARGET with optional
28 LINK_NAME. If LINK_NAME is omitted, a link with the same
29 basename as the TARGET is created in the current directory.
30 When using the second form with more than one TARGET, the
31 last argument must be a directory; create links in DIRECTORY
32 to each TARGET. Create hard links by default, symbolic links
33 with __--symbolic__. When creating hard links, each
34 TARGET must exist.
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37 __--backup__[[=''CONTROL'']
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40 make a backup of each existing destination file
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43 __-b__
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46 like __--backup__ but does not accept an
47 argument
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50 __-d__, __-F__, __--directory__
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53 hard link directories (super-user only)
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56 __-f__, __--force__
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59 remove existing destination files
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62 __-n__, __--no-dereference__
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65 treat destination that is a symlink to a directory as if it
66 were a normal file
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69 __-i__, __--interactive__
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72 prompt whether to remove destinations
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75 __-s__, __--symbolic__
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78 make symbolic links instead of hard links
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81 __-S__, __--suffix__=''SUFFIX''
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84 override the usual backup suffix
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87 __--target-directory__=''DIRECTORY''
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90 specify the DIRECTORY in which to create the
91 links
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94 __-v__, __--verbose__
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97 print name of each file before linking
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100 __--help__
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103 display this help and exit
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106 __--version__
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109 output version information and exit
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112 The backup suffix is `~', unless set with __--suffix__ or
113 SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The version control method may be
114 selected via the __--backup__ option or through the
115 VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the
116 values:
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119 none, off
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122 never make backups (even if __--backup__ is
123 given)
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126 numbered, t
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129 make numbered backups
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132 existing, nil
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135 numbered if numbered backups exist, simple
136 otherwise
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139 simple, never
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142 always make simple backups
143 !!AUTHOR
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2 perry 146 Written by Mike Parker and David !MacKenzie.
1 perry 147 !!REPORTING BUGS
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150 Report bugs to
151 !!COPYRIGHT
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154 Copyright 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
155 This is free software; see the source for copying
156 conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
157 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
158 PURPOSE.
159 !!SEE ALSO
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161
162 The full documentation for __ln__ is maintained as a
163 Texinfo manual. If the __info__ and __ln__ programs
164 are properly installed at your site, the
165 command
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168 __info ln__
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171 should give you access to the complete manual.
172 ----
3 StuartYeates 173
174 See also: [SymLink]
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