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<TITLE>ln(1)</TITLE>
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<H1>ln(1)</H1>
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<PRE>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
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ln, clone - create a link to a file
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG>ln</STRONG> <STRONG>[-ifmrRvx</STRONG>] <EM>file</EM> [<EM>name</EM>]
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<STRONG>ln</STRONG> <STRONG>[-ifrRvx</STRONG>] <EM>file</EM> ... <EM>dir</EM>
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<STRONG>clone</STRONG> <STRONG>[-ifmvx</STRONG>] <EM>file</EM> [<EM>name</EM>]
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG>-i</STRONG> Ask if ok to remove a file
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<STRONG>-f</STRONG> Remove existing links
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<STRONG>-m</STRONG> Merge trees, disable the into-a-directory trick
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<STRONG>-rR</STRONG> Recursively link a directory tree
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<STRONG>-v</STRONG> Display what ln is doing
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<STRONG>-x</STRONG> Do not cross device boundaries
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<H2>EXAMPLES</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG>ln</STRONG> <STRONG>file</STRONG> <STRONG>newname</STRONG> # Make <EM>newname</EM> a synonym for <EM>file</EM>
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<STRONG>ln</STRONG> <STRONG>/usr/games/chess</STRONG> # Create a link called <EM>chess</EM>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
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A directory entry is created for <EM>name</EM> . The entry points to <EM>file</EM> .
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Henceforth, <EM>name</EM> and <EM>file</EM> can be used interchangeably. If <EM>name</EM> is not
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supplied, the last component of <EM>file</EM> is used as the link name. If more
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than one <EM>file</EM> is supplied or the <EM>name</EM> refers to an existing directory,
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links will be created in that directory. An existing <EM>name</EM> will not be
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removed unless the <STRONG>-i</STRONG> or <STRONG>-f</STRONG> flag is specified.
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<EM>Clone</EM> is a convenient synonym for <STRONG>ln</STRONG> <STRONG>-fmr</STRONG> to create a so-called "link
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farm", a directory full of links to the original tree.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG><A HREF="../man1/cp.1.html">cp(1)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="../man2/link.2.html">link(2)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="../man2/unlink.2.html">unlink(2)</A></STRONG>.
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</PRE>
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