LINK(1M)        (System Administration Utilities)        LINK(1M)



  NAME
       link, unlink - link and unlink files and directories

  SYNOPSIS
       /etc/link file1 file2
       /etc/unlink file

  DESCRIPTION
       The link command is used to create a file name that points
       to another file.  Linked files and directories can be
       removed by the unlink command; however, it is strongly
       recommended that the rm(1) and rmdir(1) commands be used
       instead of the unlink command.

       The only difference between ln(1) and link/unlink is that
       the latter do exactly what they are told to do, abandoning
       all error checking.  This is because they directly invoke
       the link(2) and unlink(2) system calls.

  SEE ALSO
       rm(1) in the User's Reference Manual.
       link(2), unlink(2) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.

  WARNINGS
       These commands can be run only by the super-user.  Symbolic
       links cannot be created in this manner.
















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