.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.28..TH LN "1" "July 2002" "ln (fileutils) 4.1.10" "User Commands".SH NAMEln \- make links between files.SH SYNOPSIS.B ln[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fITARGET \fR[\fILINK_NAME\fR].br.B ln[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fITARGET\fR... \fIDIRECTORY\fR.br.B ln[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fI--target-directory=DIRECTORY TARGET\fR....SH DESCRIPTION.\" Add any additional description here.PPCreate a link to the specified TARGET with optional LINK_NAME.If LINK_NAME is omitted, a link with the same basename as the TARGET iscreated in the current directory.  When using the second form with morethan one TARGET, the last argument must be a directory;  create linksin DIRECTORY to each TARGET.  Create hard links by default, symboliclinks with \fB\-\-symbolic\fR.  When creating hard links, each TARGET must exist..PPMandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too..TP\fB\-\-backup\fR[=\fICONTROL\fR]make a backup of each existing destination file.TP\fB\-b\fRlike \fB\-\-backup\fR but does not accept an argument.TP\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fRhard link directories (super-user only).TP\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fRremove existing destination files.TP\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-no\-dereference\fRtreat destination that is a symlink to adirectory as if it were a normal file.TP\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-interactive\fRprompt whether to remove destinations.TP\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-symbolic\fRmake symbolic links instead of hard links.TP\fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-suffix\fR=\fISUFFIX\fRoverride the usual backup suffix.TP\fB\-\-target\-directory\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fRspecify the DIRECTORY in which to createthe links.TP\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fRprint name of each file before linking.TP\fB\-\-help\fRdisplay this help and exit.TP\fB\-\-version\fRoutput version information and exit.PPThe backup suffix is `~', unless set with \fB\-\-suffix\fR or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.The version control method may be selected via the \fB\-\-backup\fR option or throughthe VERSION_CONTROL environment variable.  Here are the values:.TPnone, offnever make backups (even if \fB\-\-backup\fR is given).TPnumbered, tmake numbered backups.TPexisting, nilnumbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise.TPsimple, neveralways make simple backups.SH AUTHORWritten by Mike Parker and David MacKenzie..SH "REPORTING BUGS"Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>..SH COPYRIGHTCopyright \(co 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc..brThis is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NOwarranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE..SH "SEE ALSO"The full documentation for.B lnis maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the.B infoand.B lnprograms are properly installed at your site, the command.IP.B info ln.PPshould give you access to the complete manual.