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authorsobomax <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>2001-04-26 17:15:57 +0000
committersobomax <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>2001-04-26 17:15:57 +0000
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Bring in `-h' compatability option and its alias `-n' to match NetBSD and GNU
semantics. style(9) Reviewed by: Obtained from: NetBSD
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@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
.Nd make links
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
-.Op Fl fisv
+.Op Fl fhinsv
.Ar source_file
.Op target_file
.Nm
-.Op Fl fisv
+.Op Fl fhinsv
.Ar source_file ...
.Op target_dir
.Nm link
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ then unlink it so that the link may occur.
option overrides any previous
.Fl i
options.)
+.It Fl h
+If the
+.Ar target_file
+or
+.Ar target_dir
+is a symbolic link, do not follow it. This is most useful with the
+.Fl f
+option, to replace a symlink which may point to a directory.
.It Fl i
Cause
.Nm
@@ -94,6 +102,12 @@ Otherwise, do not attempt the link.
option overrides any previous
.Fl f
options.)
+.It Fl n
+Same as
+.Fl h ,
+for compatibility with other
+.Nm
+implementations.
.It Fl s
Create a symbolic link.
.It Fl v
@@ -168,12 +182,18 @@ The
and
.Fl v
options are non-standard and their use in scripts is not recommended.
-.Sh HISTORY
-An
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
.Nm
-command appeared in
-.At v1 .
+utility conforms to
+.St -p1003.2-92 .
+.Pp
The simplified
.Nm link
command conforms to
.St -susv2 .
+.Sh HISTORY
+An
+.Nm
+command appeared in
+.At v1 .
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