LN(C)                                UNIX System V



     Name
          ln - makes a link to a file


     Syntax
          ln [ -f ] file1 [ file2 ...] target


     Description
          A link is a directory entry referring to a  file.  The  same
          file   (together   with   its   size,   all  its  protection
          information, etc) may have several links to it.  There is no
          way  to  distinguish  a  link  to  a  file from its original
          directory entry.  Any changes  to  the  file  are  effective
          independent of the name by which the file is known.

          If target is a directory, then one or more files are  linked
          to that directory.

          If ln determines that the mode of target forbids writing, it
          will  print the mode [see chmod(C)], ask for a response, and
          read the standard input for one line.  If  the  line  begins
          with  y,  the ln occurs, if permissible; if not, the command
          exits.

          When the -f option is used or if the standard input is not a
          terminal, no questions are asked and the ln is done.


     See Also
          cp(C), mv(C), rm(C)


     Standards Conformance
          ln is conformant with:
          AT&T SVID Issue 2, Select Code 307-127;
          and The X/Open Portability Guide II of January 1987.


     (printed 2/15/90)                                      LN(C)