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link, unlink - Creates an additional directory entry for an existing file
link file1 file2
unlink file
The link command performs the link() system call to create an additional directory entry for an existing file, file1. In effect, the underlying file then has two names, file1 and file2 (either of these arguments can be a pathname). The old and new entries share equal access rights to the underlying file.
The unlink command performs the unlink() system call to remove a link to file created by link. The unlink command removes the directory entry specified by the file parameter and, if the entry is a hard link, decrements the link count of the file referenced by the link.
You should be familiar with the link() and unlink() system calls before you use these commands.
The
link
and
unlink
commands do
not issue error messages when the associated system call is unsuccessful.
The
link
and
unlink
commands cannot
be used to link and unlink directories.
The exit values of the link command are: The link() system call has succeeded. Too few or too many arguments have been specified. The system call has failed.
The
unlink
command always returns
0
(Zero).