LN (I) 3/15/72 LN (I)





LN (I)                       3/15/72                       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(I)



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.
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