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.\" $NetBSD: link.8,v 1.2 1999/07/25 21:59:13 kleink Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1999 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation
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.\" by Klaus Klein.
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.Dd July 18, 1999
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.Dt LINK 8
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm link
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.Nd call the
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.Fn link
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function
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Ar file1
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.Ar file2
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility performs the function call
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.Fn link file1 file2 .
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.Pp
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.Ar file1
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must be the pathname of an existing file, and
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.Ar file2
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is the pathname of the new link to
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.Ar file1
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to be created.
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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The
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.Nm
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utility
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exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr ln 1 ,
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.Xr link 2 ,
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.Xr unlink 8
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Nm
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utility conforms to
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.St -xcu5 .
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