ln(1)

     NAME
          ln - make links between files

     SYNOPSIS
          ln [options] source [dest]
          ln [options] source... directory
          Options:
          [-bdfinsvF] [-S backup-suffix] [-V
          {numbered,existing,simple}] [--version-
          control={numbered,existing,simple}] [--backup] [--directory]
          [--force] [--interactive] [--no-dereference] [--symbolic]
          [--verbose] [--suffix=backup-suffix] [--help] [--version]

     DESCRIPTION
          This documentation is no longer being maintained and may be
          inaccurate or incomplete.  The Texinfo documentation is now
          the authoritative source.

          This manual page documents the GNU version of ln.  If the
          last argument names an existing directory, ln links each
          other given file into a file with the same name in that
          directory.  If only one file is given, it links that file
          into the current directory.  Otherwise, if only two files
          are given, it links the first onto the second.  It is an
          error if the last argument is not a directory and more than
          two files are given.  It makes hard links by default.  By
          default, it does not remove existing files.

        OPTIONS
          -b, --backup
               Make backups of files that are about to be removed.

          -d, -F, --directory
               Allow the super-user to make hard links to directories.

          -f, --force
               Remove existing destination files.

          -i, --interactive
               Prompt whether to remove existing destination files.

          -n, --no-dereference
               When the specified destination is a symbolic link to a
               directory, attempt to replace the symbolic link rather
               than dereferencing it to create a link in the directory
               to which it points.  This option is most useful in
               conjunction with --force.

          -s, --symbolic
               Make symbolic links instead of hard links.  This option
               produces an error message on systems that do not
               support symbolic links.
          -v, --verbose
               Print the name of each file before linking it.

          --help
               Print a usage message on standard output and exit
               successfully.

          --version
               Print version information on standard output then exit
               successfully.

          -S, --suffix backup-suffix
               The suffix used for making simple backup files can be
               set with the SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX environment variable,
               which can be overridden by this option.  If neither of
               those is given, the default is `~', as it is in Emacs.

          -V, --version-control {numbered,existing,simple}
               The type of backups made can be set with the
               VERSION_CONTROL environment variable, which can be
               overridden by this option.  If VERSION_CONTROL is not
               set and this option is not given, the default backup
               type is `existing'.  The value of the VERSION_CONTROL
               environment variable and the argument to this option
               are like the GNU Emacs `version-control' variable; they
               also recognize synonyms that are more descriptive.  The
               valid values are (unique abbreviations are accepted):

               `t' or `numbered'
                    Always make numbered backups.

               `nil' or `existing'
                    Make numbered backups of files that already have
                    them, simple backups of the others.

               `never' or `simple'
                    Always make simple backups.