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ln [--backup] [-b ] [-f|--force] [-i|--interactive] [-n|--no-dereference] [-L|--logical] [-P|--physical] [-s|--symbolic] [-S|--suffix] [-t|--target-directory] [-T|--no-target-directory] [-r|--relative] [-v|--verbose] [-h|--help] [-V|--version] <files>

Make links between files.

--backup[=<CONTROL>]

make a backup of each existing destination file

-b

like --backup but does not accept an argument

-f,  --force

remove existing destination files

-i,  --interactive

prompt whether to remove existing destination files

-n,  --no-dereference

treat LINK_NAME as a normal file if it is a symbolic link to a directory

-L,  --logical

follow TARGETs that are symbolic links

-P,  --physical

make hard links directly to symbolic links

-s,  --symbolic

make 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-directory

treat LINK_NAME as a normal file always

-r,  --relative

create symbolic links relative to link location

-v,  --verbose

print name of each linked file

-h,  --help

Print help

-V,  --version

Print version

<files>

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.

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

v(uutils coreutils) 0.7.0