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LINK(1)                                     User Commands                                    LINK(1)

NAME
       link - call the link function to create a link to a file

SYNOPSIS
       link FILE1 FILE2
       link OPTION

DESCRIPTION
       Call the link function to create a link named FILE2 to an existing FILE1.

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

AUTHOR
       Written by Michael Stone.

REPORTING BUGS
       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  ©  2023 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.

SEE ALSO
       link(2)

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

GNU coreutils 9.4                           January 2026                                     LINK(1)