ln — make links between files
ln [OPTION...] [−T] TARGET LINK_NAME
ln [OPTION...] TARGET
ln [OPTION...] TARGET... DIRECTORY
ln [OPTION...] −t DIRECTORY TARGET...
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. By default, each
destination (name of new link) should not already exist. 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, −−logicaldereference TARGETs that are symbolic links
−n, −−no−dereferencetreat LINK_NAME as a normal file if it is a symbolic link to a directory
−P, −−physicalmake hard links directly to symbolic links
−r, −−relativewith −s, create
links relative to link location
−s, −−symbolicmake symbolic links instead of hard links
−S, −−suffix=SUFFIX/override the usual backup suffix
−t, −−target−directory=DIRECTORY/specify the DIRECTORY in which to create the links
−T, −−no−target−directorytreat LINK_NAME as a normal file always
−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:
never make backups (even if −−backup is given)
make numbered backups
numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
always make simple backups
Using −s ignores
−L and −P. Otherwise, the last option
specified controls behavior when a TARGET is a symbolic link,
defaulting to −P.
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ln>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) ln invocation'
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