v7 man page for ln

Query: ln

OS: v7

Section: 1

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LN(1)							      General Commands Manual							     LN(1)

NAME
ln - make a link
SYNOPSIS
ln name1 [ name2 ]
DESCRIPTION
A link is a directory entry referring to a file; the same file (together with its size, all its protection information, etc.) may have several links to it. There is no way to distinguish a link to a file from its original directory entry; any changes in the file are effec- tive independently of the name by which the file is known. Ln creates a link to an existing file name1. If name2 is given, the link has that name; otherwise it is placed in the current directory and its name is the last component of name1. It is forbidden to link to a directory or to link across file systems.
SEE ALSO
rm(1) LN(1)
Related Man Pages
symlink(2) - sunos
ln(1) - bsd
symlink(2) - ultrix
link(2) - opendarwin
symlink(2) - netbsd
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