1*597b141cSwiz.\" $NetBSD: link.8,v 1.8 2017/07/04 07:08:42 wiz Exp $ 2a87a0a62Skleink.\" 3a87a0a62Skleink.\" Copyright (c) 1999 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. 4a87a0a62Skleink.\" All rights reserved. 5a87a0a62Skleink.\" 6a87a0a62Skleink.\" This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation 7a87a0a62Skleink.\" by Klaus Klein. 8a87a0a62Skleink.\" 9a87a0a62Skleink.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 10a87a0a62Skleink.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 11a87a0a62Skleink.\" are met: 12a87a0a62Skleink.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 13a87a0a62Skleink.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 14a87a0a62Skleink.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright 15a87a0a62Skleink.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the 16a87a0a62Skleink.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 17a87a0a62Skleink.\" 18a87a0a62Skleink.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS 19a87a0a62Skleink.\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED 20a87a0a62Skleink.\" TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 21a87a0a62Skleink.\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS 22a87a0a62Skleink.\" BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR 23a87a0a62Skleink.\" CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF 24a87a0a62Skleink.\" SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS 25a87a0a62Skleink.\" INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN 26a87a0a62Skleink.\" CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) 27a87a0a62Skleink.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE 28a87a0a62Skleink.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 29a87a0a62Skleink.\" 30a87a0a62Skleink.Dd July 18, 1999 31a87a0a62Skleink.Dt LINK 8 32a87a0a62Skleink.Os 33a87a0a62Skleink.Sh NAME 34a87a0a62Skleink.Nm link 35a87a0a62Skleink.Nd call the 36a87a0a62Skleink.Fn link 37a87a0a62Skleinkfunction 38a87a0a62Skleink.Sh SYNOPSIS 39a87a0a62Skleink.Nm 40a87a0a62Skleink.Ar file1 41a87a0a62Skleink.Ar file2 42a87a0a62Skleink.Sh DESCRIPTION 43a87a0a62SkleinkThe 44a87a0a62Skleink.Nm 45a87a0a62Skleinkutility performs the function call 46a87a0a62Skleink.Fn link file1 file2 . 47a87a0a62Skleink.Pp 48a87a0a62Skleink.Ar file1 49a87a0a62Skleinkmust be the pathname of an existing file, and 50a87a0a62Skleink.Ar file2 51a87a0a62Skleinkis the pathname of the new link to 52a87a0a62Skleink.Ar file1 53a87a0a62Skleinkto be created. 544918722aSkleink.Sh EXIT STATUS 55*597b141cSwiz.Ex -std link 56a87a0a62Skleink.Sh SEE ALSO 57a87a0a62Skleink.Xr ln 1 , 586e3b46deSkleink.Xr link 2 , 596e3b46deSkleink.Xr unlink 8 60a87a0a62Skleink.Sh STANDARDS 61a87a0a62SkleinkThe 62a87a0a62Skleink.Nm 63a87a0a62Skleinkutility conforms to 64a87a0a62Skleink.St -xcu5 . 65