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 direc­
       tory.  When using the second form with more than one  TAR­
       GET,  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.

       Mandatory arguments to  long  options  are  mandatory  for
       short options too.

       --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
              wise

       simple, never
              always make simple backups


AUTHOR

       Written by Mike Parker and David MacKenzie.


REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for  copying  condi­
       tions.  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.



ln (coreutils) 4.5.8      February 2003                     LN(1)

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