07-20-2011
.. refers to the next upper level of the current directory structure. When you have a script that is being executed from any path, it might be safer to use absolute paths instead.
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shtool-mkln
SHTOOL-MKLN.TMP(1) GNU Portable Shell Tool SHTOOL-MKLN.TMP(1)
NAME
shtool-mkln - GNU shtool enhanced ln(1) replacement
SYNOPSIS
shtool mkln [-t|--trace] [-f|--force] [-s|--symbolic] src-path [src-path ...] dst-path
DESCRIPTION
This is a ln(1) style command. It is enhanced to provide automatic calculation and usage of relative links with the shortest possible path,
if possible. Usually if src-path and dst-path are not absolute paths or at least they share a common prefix except the root directory
(``"/"''). When more than one src-path is specified, all of them are linked into dst-path.
OPTIONS
The following command line options are available.
-t, --trace
Enable the output of the essential shell commands which are executed.
-f, --force
Force the creation of the link even if it exists. Default is to fail with error.
-s, --symbolic
Create a symbolic link instead of a hard-link.
EXAMPLE
# shell script
shtool mkln -s foo/bar baz/quux
HISTORY
The GNU shtool fixperm command was originally written by Ralf S. Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com> in 1998 for ePerl.
SEE ALSO
shtool(1), ln(1).
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