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link

Create a hard link to a file

Syntax:

link existing new

Options:

existing

Pathname of an existing file.

new

Pathname of the new directory entry to be created.

Description:

The link utility creates a hard link, new, that points to another file, existing. This utility is a command-line interface to the link() function:

(void)link( existing, new );

To create a symbolic link, use ln.

Exit status:

0

Successful completion.

> 0

An error occurred.

Caveats:

The link command can be very dangerous to your filesystem; you should probably use ln instead.

See also:

ln, rm, unlink

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