ln — make links between files
ln [OPTION...] [−T] TARGET LINK_NAME (1st form)
ln [OPTION...] TARGET (2nd form)
ln [OPTION...] TARGET... DIRECTORY (3rd form)
ln [OPTION...] −t DIRECTORY TARGET... (4th form)
In the 1st form, create a link to TARGET with the name
LINK_NAME. In the 2nd form, create a link to TARGET in the
current directory. In the 3rd and 4th forms, create links to
each TARGET in DIRECTORY. Create hard links by default,
symbolic links with −−symbolic. 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.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
−−backup[=CONTROL]make a backup of each existing destination file
−blike −−backup but does not
accept an argument
−d, −F, −−directoryallow the superuser to attempt to hard link directories (note: will probably fail due to system restrictions, even for the superuser)
−f, −−forceremove existing destination files
−i, −−interactiveprompt whether to remove destinations
−L, −−logicalmake hard links to symbolic link references
−n, −−no−dereferencetreat destination that is a symlink to a directory as if it were a normal file
−P, −−physicalmake hard links directly to symbolic links
−s, −−symbolicmake symbolic links instead of hard links
−S, −−suffix=SUFFIXoverride the usual backup suffix
−t, −−target−directory=DIRECTORYspecify the DIRECTORY in which to create the links
−T, −−no−target−directorytreat LINK_NAME as a normal file
−v, −−verboseprint name of each linked file
−−helpdisplay this help and exit
−−versionoutput 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:
Using −s ignores
−L and −P. Otherwise, the last option
specified controls behavior when the source is a symbolic
link, defaulting to −P.
never make backups (even if −−backup is given)
make numbered backups
numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
always make simple backups
Report ln bugs to bug−coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
Report ln translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
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 coreutils 'ln invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.
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