link(8) [netbsd man page]

LINK(8) 						    BSD System Manager's Manual 						   LINK(8)

NAME

     link -- call the link() function

SYNOPSIS

     link file1 file2

DESCRIPTION

     The link utility performs the function call link(file1, file2).

     file1 must be the pathname of an existing file, and file2 is the pathname of the new link to file1 to be created.

EXIT STATUS

     The link utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

SEE ALSO

     ln(1), link(2), unlink(8)

STANDARDS

     The link utility conforms to X/Open Commands and Utilities Issue 5 (``XCU5'').

BSD
								   July 18, 1999							       BSD

LINK(1P)						     POSIX Programmer's Manual							  LINK(1P)

PROLOG

       This  manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the correspond-
       ing Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME

       link - call link function

SYNOPSIS

       link file1 file2

DESCRIPTION

       The link utility shall perform the function call:

	      link(file1, file2);

       A user may need appropriate privilege to invoke the link utility.

OPTIONS

       None.

OPERANDS

       The following operands shall be supported:

       file1  The pathname of an existing file.

       file2  The pathname of the new directory entry to be created.

STDIN

       Not used.

INPUT FILES

       Not used.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       The following environment variables shall affect the execution of link:

       LANG   Provide a default value for the internationalization variables that  are	unset  or  null.  (See	the  Base  Definitions	volume	of
	      IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,  Section  8.2,  Internationalization  Variables  for  the precedence of internationalization variables used to
	      determine the values of locale categories.)

       LC_ALL If set to a non-empty string value, override the values of all the other internationalization variables.

       LC_CTYPE
	      Determine the locale for the interpretation of sequences of bytes of text data as characters (for example, single-byte as opposed to
	      multi-byte characters in arguments).

       LC_MESSAGES

	      Determine the locale that should be used to affect the format and contents of diagnostic messages written to standard error.

       NLSPATH
	      Determine the location of message catalogs for the processing of LC_MESSAGES .

ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS

       Default.

STDOUT

       None.

STDERR

       The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages.

OUTPUT FILES

       None.

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION

       None.

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values shall be returned:

	0     Successful completion.

       >0     An error occurred.

CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS

       Default.

       The following sections are informative.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

EXAMPLES

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       ln, unlink(), the System Interfaces volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, link()

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technol-
       ogy -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical  and	Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE
       and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can  be  obtained
       online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

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/The Open Group						       2003								  LINK(1P)