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LINK(3F7768)  —  NEWS-OS Programmer’s Manual

NAME

link − make a link to an existing file

SYNOPSIS

function link (name1, name2)
character∗(∗) name1, name2 integer function symlnk (name1, name2)
character∗(∗) name1, name2

DESCRIPTION

name1 must be the pathname of an existing file.  name2 is a pathname to be linked to file name1. name2 must not already exist.  The returned value will be 0 if successful; a system error code otherwise. 

symlnk creates a symbolic link to name1.

FILES

/usr/lib/libU7768.a

SEE ALSO

link(2), symlink(2), perror(3F7768), unlink(3F7768)

BUGS

Pathnames can be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in <sys/param.h>. 

NEWS-OSRelease 4.2.1R

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