rust-ln1

Make links between files.

Usage

ln [--backup] [-b] [{-f | --force}] [{-i | --interactive}] [{-n | --no-dereference}] [{-L | --logical}] [{-P | --physical}] [{-s | --symbolic}] [{-S | --suffix}] [{-t | --target-directory}] [{-T | --no-target-directory}] [{-r | --relative}] [{-v | --verbose}] [{-h | --help}] [{-V | --version}] <files>

Overview

Make links between files.

Options

--backup=CONTROL: make a backup of each existing destination file

-b: like --backup but does not accept an argument

-f, --force: remove existing destination files

-i, --interactive: prompt whether to remove existing destination files

-n, --no-dereference: treat LINK_NAME as a normal file if it is a symbolic link to a directory

-L, --logical: follow TARGETs that are symbolic links

-P, --physical: make hard links directly to symbolic links

-s, --symbolic: make symbolic links instead of hard links

-S, --suffix=SUFFIX: override the usual backup suffix

-t, --target-directory=DIRECTORY: specify the DIRECTORY in which to create the links

-T, --no-target-directory: treat LINK_NAME as a normal file always

-r, --relative: create symbolic links relative to link location

-v, --verbose: print name of each linked file

-h, --help: Print help

-V, --version: Print version

<files>

Version

v0.0.30

Releases

2 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 1 time.

-V since Debian 13 (Trixie); -h since Debian 13 (Trixie).

--directory until Debian 12 (Bookworm); -F until Debian 12 (Bookworm); -d until Debian 12 (Bookworm).