LINK(1)

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version 9.12 · 26 versions
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✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to link — she calls the link function to create a link to a file. that's it. that's the whole job. lowkey iconic for how simple she is 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

link FILE1 FILE2
link OPTION

like. two files, or an option. pick a lane, queen 🌸

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

She calls the link function to create a link named FILE2 to an existing FILE1. no cap, that's the entire personality. it's giving "i do one thing and i do it well" main character energy 👑

  • --help — display this help and exit. bestie said "let me explain myself" 🎀
  • --version — output version information and exit. she's telling you who she is, periodt ✨

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

Written by Michael Stone. we love a legend 🫶

🐛 REPORTING BUGS 🐛

found something sus? spill it here, fr fr:

Copyright © 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.

There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. like, literally none. don't come for her if something breaks 💀

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

  • link(2) — the syscall herself, the og 💜

Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/link> or available locally via: info '(coreutils) link invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.12 · September 2026 — that's the tea, bestie 🍓 this page is LINK(1) from the User Commands section, and she ate. go make some hard links. mwah 💋🧚

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