NAME

link, unlink − exercise link and unlink system calls

SYNOPSIS

/etc/link file1 file2
/etc/unlink file

DESCRIPTION

Link and unlink perform their respective system calls on their arguments, abandoning most error checking.  These commands may only be executed by the super-user. 

RETURNS

0 - successful link.
1 - input syntax error.
2 - link or unlink call failed. 

SEE ALSO

rm(1), link(2), unlink(2). 

EXTERNAL INFLUENCES

International Code Set Support

Single- and multi-byte character code sets are supported. 

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

link: SVID2

unlink: SVID2

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 7.0: Sept 1989