NAME
    ln - make links between files

SYNOPSIS
    ln [OPTION]... TARGET [LINK_NAME]
    ln [OPTION]... TARGET... DIRECTORY
    ln [OPTION]... --target-directory=DIRECTORY TARGET...

DESCRIPTION
    Create a link to the  specified TARGET with optional LINK_NAME. If
    LINK_NAME is omitted, a link with the same basename as the TARGET is
    created in the current directory. When using the second form with more
    than one TARGET, the last argument must be a directory;  create  links
    in DIRECTORY to each TARGET. Create hard links by default, symbolic
    links with --symbolic. When creating hard links, each TARGET must
    exist.

    Mandatory arguments to  long options are mandatory for short options
    too.

    --backup[=CONTROL]
    make a backup of each existing destination file

    -b   like --backup but does not accept an argument

    -d, -F, --directory
    hard link directories (super-user only)

    -f, --force
    remove existing destination files

    -n, --no-dereference
    treat destination that is a symlink to a directory as if it were
    a normal file

    -i, --interactive
    prompt whether to remove destinations

    -s, --symbolic
    make symbolic links instead of hard links

    -S, --suffix=SUFFIX
    override the usual backup suffix

    --target-directory=DIRECTORY
    specify the DIRECTORY in which to create the links

    -v, --verbose
    print name of each file before linking

    --help display this help and exit

    --version
    output version information and exit

    The  backup  suffix  is `~',  unless  set with --suffix or SIM-
    PLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The version control method may be selected via the
    --backup  option  or through the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable.
    Here are the values:

    none, off
    never make backups (even if --backup is given)

    numbered, t
    make numbered backups

    existing, nil
    numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise

    simple, never
    always make simple backups

AUTHOR
    Written by Mike Parker and David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
    Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
    Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
    NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
    The full documentation for ln is maintained as a  Texinfo manual.  If
    the info and ln programs are properly installed at your site, the com-
    mand

    info ln

    should give you access to the complete manual.