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LINK(1) User Commands LINK(1)

NAME

link - call the link function to create a link to a file

SYNOPSIS

link FILE1 FILE2
link OPTION

DESCRIPTION

Call the link function to create a link named FILE2 to an existing FILE1.

display this help and exit
output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by Michael Stone.

REPORTING BUGS

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COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

link(2)

Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/link>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) link invocation'

September 2025 GNU coreutils 9.8