1LN(1)                       General Commands Manual                      LN(1)
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NAME

6       ln  -  make a link
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SYNOPSIS

9       ln name1 [ name2 ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       A  link  is  a  directory  entry  referring  to  a  file; the same file
13       (together with its size, all its  protection  information,  etc.)   may
14       have  several  links to it.  There is no way to distinguish a link to a
15       file from its original directory entry; any changes  in  the  file  are
16       effective independently of the name by which the file is known.
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18       Ln  creates  a  link to an existing file name1.  If name2 is given, the
19       link has that name; otherwise it is placed in the current directory and
20       its name is the last component of name1.
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22       It is forbidden to link to a directory or to link across file systems.
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SEE ALSO

25       rm(1)
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