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.Dd January 26, 2015
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.Dt LN 1 sbase\-VERSION
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm ln
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.Nd link files
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl f
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.Op Fl L | Fl P | Fl s
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.Ar target
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.Op Ar name
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.Nm
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.Op Fl f
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.Op Fl L | Fl P | Fl s
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.Ar target ...
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.Ar directory
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm
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creates a hard link
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.Ar name
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to
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.Ar target .
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If no
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.Ar name
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is given, a hard link to
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.Ar target
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is created in the current directory.
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If more than one
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.Ar target
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is given,
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.Nm
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hardlinks them in the existing
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.Ar directory .
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.Sh OPTIONS
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
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.It Fl f
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If
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.Ar name
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exists, remove it to allow the link.
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.It Fl L | Fl P
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If
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.Ar target
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is a symbolic link, create a hard link to the (referenced file) | (symbolic link itself).
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The former is the default.
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.It Fl s
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Create symbolic links instead of hard links.
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Disables
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.Fl L
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and
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.Fl P ,
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because their purpose does not apply to symbolic links.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr cp 1 ,
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.Xr link 2 ,
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.Xr symlink 2
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Nm
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utility is compliant with the
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.St -p1003.1-2008
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specification.
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