---
name: "rust-ln"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rust-coreutils"
version: "0.0.30-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rust-ln"
---

# rust-ln(1)

Make links between files.

## NAME

ln - Make links between files.

## SYNOPSIS

**ln** \[**--backup**\] \[**-b** \] \[**-f**\|**--force**\] \[**-i**\|**--interactive**\] \[**-n**\|**--no-dereference**\] \[**-L**\|**--logical**\] \[**-P**\|**--physical**\] \[**-s**\|**--symbolic**\] \[**-S**\|**--suffix**\] \[**-t**\|**--target-directory**\] \[**-T**\|**--no-target-directory**\] \[**-r**\|**--relative**\] \[**-v**\|**--verbose**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**-V**\|**--version**\] \<*files*\>

## DESCRIPTION

Make links between files.

## OPTIONS

- **--backup**=*CONTROL*

  make a backup of each existing destination file

- **-b**

  like --backup but does not accept an argument

- **-f**, **--force**

  remove existing destination files

- **-i**, **--interactive**

  prompt whether to remove existing destination files

- **-n**, **--no-dereference**

  treat LINK\_NAME as a normal file if it is a symbolic link to a directory

- **-L**, **--logical**

  follow TARGETs that are symbolic links

- **-P**, **--physical**

  make hard links directly to symbolic links

- **-s**, **--symbolic**

  make symbolic links instead of hard links

- **-S**, **--suffix**=*SUFFIX*

  override the usual backup suffix

- **-t**, **--target-directory**=*DIRECTORY*

  specify the DIRECTORY in which to create the links

- **-T**, **--no-target-directory**

  treat LINK\_NAME as a normal file always

- **-r**, **--relative**

  create symbolic links relative to link location

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  print name of each linked file

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version

- \<*files*\>

  ## VERSION

v0.0.30