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@(#)link.2 4.1 (Berkeley) 05/09/85

C 4 link - link to a file

 link(name1, name2)  char *name1, *name2; 

A link to name1 is created; the link has the name name2 . Either name may be an arbitrary path name. ln(1), unlink(2) Zero is returned when a link is made; -1 is returned when name1 cannot be found; when name2 already exists; when the directory of name2 cannot be written; when an attempt is made to link to a directory by a user other than the super-user; when an attempt is made to link to a file on another file system; when a file has too many links.

On some systems the super-user may link to non-ordinary files.

(link = 9.)

sys link; name1; name2