LN(I) 3/15/72 LN(I)
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 effective
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(I)
BUGS
There is nothing particularly wrong with ln, but tp doesn't
understand about links and makes one copy for each name by
which a file is known; thus if the tape is extracted several
copies are restored and the information that links were
involved is lost.