11/3/71 LN (I)
NAME ln -- make a link
SYNOPSIS ln name [ name ]
1 2
DESCRIPTION ln creates a link to an existing file name . If
1
name is given, the link has that name; otherwise
2
it is placed in the current directory and its
name is the last component of name .
1
It is forbidden to link to a directory or to link
across file systems.
FILES --
SEE ALSO rm, to unlink
DIAGNOSTICS "?"
BUGS There is nothing particularly wrong with ln, but
links don't work right with respect to the backup
system: one copy is backed up for each link, and
(more serious) in case of a file system reload
both copies are restored and the information that
a link was involved is lost.
OWNER ken, dmr