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        11/3/71                                                       LN (I)


NAME              ln -- make a link

SYNOPSIS          ln name1[ name2 ]

DESCRIPTION       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.

FILES

SEE ALSO          rm, to unlink

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.

OWNER             ken, dmr