uu-ln1

Usage

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>

Extra

In the 1st form, create a link to TARGET with the name LINK_NAME. In the 2nd form, create a link to TARGET in the current directory. In the 3rd and 4th forms, create links to each TARGET in DIRECTORY. Create hard links by default, symbolic links with --symbolic. By default, each destination (name of new link) should not already exist. When creating hard links, each TARGET must exist. Symbolic links can hold arbitrary text; if later resolved, a relative link is interpreted in relation to its parent directory.

The backup suffix is '~', unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The version control method may be selected via the --backup option or through the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:

none, off never make backups (even if --backup is given)
numbered, t make numbered backups
existing, nil numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
simple, never always make simple backups

Version

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0