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link(2)

symlink(2)

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LINK(3F)

NAME

link, symlnk − make a link to an existing file

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

The argument name1 must be the path name of an existing file.  name2 is a path name to be linked to file name1. name2 must not already exist.  The returned value is 0 if successful, a system error code otherwise. 

symlnk creates a symbolic link to name1.

FILES

libF77.a

SEE ALSO

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

BUGS

Path names cannot be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in <sys/param.h>. 

SunOS 5.0  —  Last change: 07 July 1995

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