FSF                                                         LN(1)

NAME
     ln - make links between files

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  directory.
     When  using  the  second form with more than one TARGET, the
     last argument must be a directory;  create links  in  DIREC-
     TORY to each TARGET.  Create hard links by default, symbolic
     links with --symbolic.  When creating hard links, each  TAR-
     GET must exist.

     --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

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FSF                                                         LN(1)

          output 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:

     none, off
          never make backups (even if --backup is given)

     numbered, t
          make numbered backups

     existing, nil
          numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise

     simple, never
          always make simple backups

AUTHOR
     Written by Mike Parker and David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
     Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright O 2001 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.

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