LN(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual LN(1) NAME ln - make links SYNOPSIS ln name1 [ name2 ] ln name ... directory DESCRIPTION A link is a directory entry referring to a file; the same file (together with its size, all its protection informa- tion, 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. Given one or two arguments, _l_n creates a link to an existing file _n_a_m_e_1. If _n_a_m_e_2 is given, the link has that name; _n_a_m_e_2 may also be a directory in which to place the link; otherwise it is placed in the current directory. If only the directory is specified, the link will be made with its name the same as the last component of _n_a_m_e_1. Given more than two arguments, _l_n makes links to all the named files in the named directory. The links made will have the same name as the files being linked to. It is forbidden to link to a directory or to link across file systems. SEE ALSO rm(1), cp(1), mv(1) Printed 11/10/80 11/16/79 1