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5.0;crl (create_link), revision 5.0, 82/09/20
CRL (CREATE_LINK) -- Create a link.
usage:  CRL linkname object_name ...  [-R] {CL}


FORMAT

  CRL linkname object_name ... [-R]


  CRL  is  used  to  create  links.    Links  normally serve two functions: as a
  shorthand way of specifying objects with lengthy  (and  frequently  recurring)
  pathnames and as static pointers to other objects.

  Links  cause  the  Shell to redirect a pathname to another object.  In effect,
  links allow you to take a detour from one part of the naming tree to another.


ARGUMENTS

  linkname
  (required)         Specify the link's name and location.

  object_name
  (required)         Specify the object to which the link points.

  Multiple linkname/pathname pairs are permitted.


OPTIONS

  -R                 Replace an existing link.  Use  this  option  to  change  a
                     link's object_name.

  This  command  uses  the command line parser, and so also accepts the standard
  command options listed in HELP CL.


EXAMPLES

   crl bugs /maintenance/reports    Create a link called "bugs" in
                                     the current working directory.


  Now, when you use "bugs" in a pathname, the command Shell substitutes the text
  "/maintenance/reports".  Therefore, the pathname:

      bugs/sticky_cursor

  refers to the same file as the pathname:

      /maintenance/reports/sticky_cursor
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