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.TH LN "1" "October 2012" "GNU coreutils 8.20" "User Commands"
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ln \- make links between files
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[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fI-T\fR] \fITARGET LINK_NAME (1st form)\fR
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[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fITARGET (2nd form)\fR
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[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fITARGET\fR... \fIDIRECTORY (3rd form)\fR
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[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fI-t DIRECTORY TARGET\fR... \fI(4th form)\fR
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In the 1st form, create a link to TARGET with the name LINK_NAME.
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In the 2nd form, create a link to TARGET in the current directory.
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In the 3rd and 4th forms, create links to each TARGET in DIRECTORY.
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Create hard links by default, symbolic links with \fB\-\-symbolic\fR.
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By default, each destination (name of new link) should not already exist.
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When creating hard links, each TARGET must exist. Symbolic links
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can hold arbitrary text; if later resolved, a relative link is
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interpreted in relation to its parent directory.
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Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
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\fB\-\-backup\fR[=\fICONTROL\fR]
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make a backup of each existing destination file
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like \fB\-\-backup\fR but does not accept an argument
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\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR
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allow the superuser to attempt to hard link
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directories (note: will probably fail due to
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system restrictions, even for the superuser)
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\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR
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remove existing destination files
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\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-interactive\fR
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prompt whether to remove destinations
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\fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-logical\fR
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dereference TARGETs that are symbolic links
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\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-no\-dereference\fR
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treat LINK_NAME as a normal file if
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it is a symbolic link to a directory
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\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-physical\fR
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make hard links directly to symbolic links
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\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-relative\fR
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create symbolic links relative to link location
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\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-symbolic\fR
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make symbolic links instead of hard links
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\fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-suffix\fR=\fISUFFIX\fR
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override the usual backup suffix
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\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-target\-directory\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fR
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specify the DIRECTORY in which to create
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\fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-no\-target\-directory\fR
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treat LINK_NAME as a normal file always
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\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
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print name of each linked file
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display this help and exit
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output version information and exit
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The backup suffix is '~', unless set with \fB\-\-suffix\fR or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.
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The version control method may be selected via the \fB\-\-backup\fR option or through
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the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:
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never make backups (even if \fB\-\-backup\fR is given)
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numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
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always make simple backups
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Using \fB\-s\fR ignores \fB\-L\fR and \fB\-P\fR. Otherwise, the last option specified controls
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behavior when a TARGET is a symbolic link, defaulting to \fB\-P\fR.
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Written by Mike Parker and David MacKenzie.
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Report ln bugs to bug\-coreutils@gnu.org
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GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
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Copyright \(co 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
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There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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The full documentation for
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is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
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programs are properly installed at your site, the command
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.B info coreutils \(aqln invocation\(aq
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should give you access to the complete manual.
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