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.
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--backup[=CONTROL]
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make a backup of each existing destination file
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-b
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like --backup but does not accept an argument
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-d, -F, --directory
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allow the superuser to attempt to hard link
directories (note: will probably fail due to
system restrictions, even for the superuser)
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-f, --force
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remove existing destination files
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-n, --no-dereference
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treat destination that is a symlink to a
directory as if it were a normal file
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-i, --interactive
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prompt whether to remove destinations
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-s, --symbolic
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make symbolic links instead of hard links
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-S, --suffix=SUFFIX
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override the usual backup suffix
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--target-directory=DIRECTORY
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specify the DIRECTORY in which to create
the links
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-v, --verbose
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print name of each file before linking
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--help
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display this help and exit
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--version
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output version information and exit
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The backup suffix is ‘~’, unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.
The version control method may be selected via the --backup option or through
the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:
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none, off
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never make backups (even if --backup is given)
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numbered, t
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make numbered backups
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existing, nil
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numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
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simple, never
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always make simple backups
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