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<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Man page of LN</TITLE>
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<H1>LN</H1>
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Section: User Commands (1)<BR>Updated: September 2019<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR>
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<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
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ln - make links between files
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<A NAME="lbAC"> </A>
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<B>ln</B>
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[<I>,OPTION/</I>]... [<I>,-T/</I>] <I>,TARGET LINK_NAME/</I>
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<BR>
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<B>ln</B>
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[<I>,OPTION/</I>]... <I>,TARGET/</I>
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<BR>
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<B>ln</B>
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[<I>,OPTION/</I>]... <I>,TARGET/</I>... <I>,DIRECTORY/</I>
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<BR>
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<B>ln</B>
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[<I>,OPTION/</I>]... <I>,-t DIRECTORY TARGET/</I>...
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<A NAME="lbAD"> </A>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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<P>
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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 <B>--symbolic</B>.
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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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<P>
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Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="1"><B>--backup</B>[=<I>,CONTROL/</I>]<DD>
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make a backup of each existing destination file
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<DT id="2"><B>-b</B><DD>
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like <B>--backup</B> but does not accept an argument
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<DT id="3"><B>-d</B>, <B>-F</B>, <B>--directory</B><DD>
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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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<DT id="4"><B>-f</B>, <B>--force</B><DD>
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remove existing destination files
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<DT id="5"><B>-i</B>, <B>--interactive</B><DD>
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prompt whether to remove destinations
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<DT id="6"><B>-L</B>, <B>--logical</B><DD>
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dereference TARGETs that are symbolic links
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<DT id="7"><B>-n</B>, <B>--no-dereference</B><DD>
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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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<DT id="8"><B>-P</B>, <B>--physical</B><DD>
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make hard links directly to symbolic links
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<DT id="9"><B>-r</B>, <B>--relative</B><DD>
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create symbolic links relative to link location
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<DT id="10"><B>-s</B>, <B>--symbolic</B><DD>
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make symbolic links instead of hard links
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<DT id="11"><B>-S</B>, <B>--suffix</B>=<I>,SUFFIX/</I><DD>
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override the usual backup suffix
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<DT id="12"><B>-t</B>, <B>--target-directory</B>=<I>,DIRECTORY/</I><DD>
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specify the DIRECTORY in which to create
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the links
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<DT id="13"><B>-T</B>, <B>--no-target-directory</B><DD>
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treat LINK_NAME as a normal file always
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<DT id="14"><B>-v</B>, <B>--verbose</B><DD>
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print name of each linked file
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<DT id="15"><B>--help</B><DD>
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display this help and exit
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<DT id="16"><B>--version</B><DD>
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output version information and exit
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</DL>
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<P>
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The backup suffix is '~', unless set with <B>--suffix</B> or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.
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The version control method may be selected via the <B>--backup</B> option or through
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the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="17">none, off<DD>
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never make backups (even if <B>--backup</B> is given)
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<DT id="18">numbered, t<DD>
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make numbered backups
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<DT id="19">existing, nil<DD>
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numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
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<DT id="20">simple, never<DD>
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always make simple backups
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</DL>
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<P>
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Using <B>-s</B> ignores <B>-L</B> and <B>-P</B>. Otherwise, the last option specified controls
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behavior when a TARGET is a symbolic link, defaulting to <B>-P</B>.
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<A NAME="lbAE"> </A>
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<H2>AUTHOR</H2>
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Written by Mike Parker and David MacKenzie.
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<A NAME="lbAF"> </A>
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<H2>REPORTING BUGS</H2>
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GNU coreutils online help: <<A HREF="https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/">https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/</A>>
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<BR>
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Report ln translation bugs to <<A HREF="https://translationproject.org/team/">https://translationproject.org/team/</A>>
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<A NAME="lbAG"> </A>
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<H2>COPYRIGHT</H2>
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Copyright © 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <<A HREF="https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html</A>>.
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<BR>
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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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<A NAME="lbAH"> </A>
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+link">link</A>(2), <A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+symlink">symlink</A>(2)
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<P>
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<BR>
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Full documentation at: <<A HREF="https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ln">https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ln</A>>
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<BR>
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or available locally via: info '(coreutils) ln invocation'
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<P>
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<HR>
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<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DL>
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<DT id="21"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
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<DT id="22"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
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<DT id="23"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
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<DT id="24"><A HREF="#lbAE">AUTHOR</A><DD>
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<DT id="25"><A HREF="#lbAF">REPORTING BUGS</A><DD>
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<DT id="26"><A HREF="#lbAG">COPYRIGHT</A><DD>
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<DT id="27"><A HREF="#lbAH">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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</DL>
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using the manual pages.<BR>
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Time: 00:05:18 GMT, March 31, 2021
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