LINK(ADM)                                  UNIX System V



     Name
          link, unlink - link and unlink files and directories


     Syntax
          /etc/link file1 file2
          /etc/unlink file


     Description
          The link command is used to create a file name  that  points
          to  another  file.   Linked  files  and  directories  can be
          removed by the  unlink  command;  however,  it  is  strongly
          recommended  that  the  rm(C)  and rmdir(C) commands be used
          instead of the unlink command.

          The only difference between ln(C) and  link/unlink  is  that
          the  latter  do exactly what they are told to do, abandoning
          all error checking.  This is because  they  directly  invoke
          the link(S) and unlink(S) system calls.


     See Also
          rm(C), link(S), unlink(S)


     Notes
          These commands can be run only by the super-user.


     Standards Conformance
          link and unlink are conformant with:

          AT&T SVID Issue 2, Select Code 307-127;
          The X/Open Portability Guide II of January 1987;
          IEEE  POSIX  Std  1003.1-1988  with  C  Standard   Language-
          Dependent System Support;
          and NIST FIPS 151-1.


     (printed 8/23/89)                                  LINK(ADM)