NAME
ln - Make links between files.
SYNOPSIS
ln [OPTION]... [-T] TARGET LINK_NAME
ln [OPTION]... TARGET
ln [OPTION]... TARGET... DIRECTORY
ln [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY TARGET...
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>
EXTRA
In the 1st form, create a link to TARGET with the name LINK_NAME. In the 2nd form, create a link to TARGET in the current directory. In the 3rd and 4th forms, create links to each TARGET in DIRECTORY. Create hard links by default, symbolic links with --symbolic. By default, each destination (name of new link) should not already exist. When creating hard links, each TARGET must exist. Symbolic links can hold arbitrary text; if later resolved, a relative link is interpreted in relation to its parent directory.
The backup suffix is '~', unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The version control method may be selected via the --backup option or through the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:
none, off never make backups (even if --backup is given)
numbered, t make numbered backups
existing, nil numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
simple, never always make simple backups
VERSION
v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0