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About ln
Creates a link to a file.
Syntax
ln [-f] [-n] [-s] existingfile newname
| -f |
Link files without questioning the user, even if the mode of target forbids writing. This is the default if the standard input is not a terminal. |
| -n |
Does not overwrite existing files. |
| -s |
Makes it so that it does not create a symbolic link (not on
System V.) existingfile
- The file that you want to create a new link. |
| existingfile |
Specifies file(s) that you want to create a link to. |
| newname |
The new name of the file. |
| directory |
The directory were you want the new link. |
Examples
ln public_html/myfile.txt
Would create a hard
link
to myfile.txt in the current directory assuming that it is not
public_html. Note: A link cannot be created to a file if currently in the
directory where the file exists.
ln -s file1 file2
Creates a symbolic
link to file1 with the name of the file2.
Related commands
chmod
link
ls
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