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.TH LN 1 
.SH NAME
ln  \-  make a link
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ln
name1 [ name2 ]
.SH 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 in the
file are effective
independently of the name by which the file is known.
.PP
.I Ln
creates a link to an existing file
.IR name1 .
If
.I name2
is given, the link has that name;
otherwise it is placed in the current directory
and its name is the last component
of
.IR name1 .
.PP
It is forbidden to link to a directory
or to link across file systems.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
rm(1)
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a44f9dfd KT	1	.TH LN 1
	2	.SH NAME
	3	ln \- make a link
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B ln
	6	name1 [ name2 ]
	7	.SH DESCRIPTION
	8	A link is a directory entry referring
	9	to a file; the same file (together with
	10	its size, all its protection
	11	information, etc.)
	12	may have several links to it.
	13	There is no way to distinguish a link to a file
	14	from its original directory entry;
	15	any changes in the
	16	file are effective
	17	independently of the name by which the file is known.
	18	.PP
	19	.I Ln
	20	creates a link to an existing file
	21	.IR name1 .
	22	If
	23	.I name2
	24	is given, the link has that name;
	25	otherwise it is placed in the current directory
	26	and its name is the last component
	27	of
	28	.IR name1 .
	29	.PP
	30	It is forbidden to link to a directory
	31	or to link across file systems.
	32	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	33	rm(1)