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LN
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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
AUTHOR
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!!NAME


ln - make links between files
!!SYNOPSIS


__ln__ [[''OPTION'']... ''TARGET''
[[''LINK_NAME'']__
ln__ [[''OPTION'']... ''TARGET''...
''DIRECTORY''__
ln__ [[''OPTION'']... ''--target-directory=DIRECTORY
TARGET''...
!!DESCRIPTION


Create a link to the specified TARGET with optional
LINK_NAME. If LINK_NAME is omitted, a link with the same
basename as the TARGET is created in the current directory.
When using the second form with more than one TARGET, the
last argument must be a directory; create links in DIRECTORY
to each TARGET. Create hard links by default, symbolic links
with __--symbolic__. When creating hard links, each
TARGET must exist.


__--backup__[[=''CONTROL'']


make a backup of each existing destination file


__-b__


like __--backup__ but does not accept an
argument


__-d__, __-F__, __--directory__


hard link directories (super-user only)


__-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


__--target-directory__=''DIRECTORY''


specify the DIRECTORY in which to create the
links


__-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
!!AUTHOR


Written by Mike Parker and David !MacKenzie.
!!REPORTING BUGS


Report bugs to
!!COPYRIGHT


Copyright 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
!!SEE ALSO


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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