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@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
.Dt LN 1
.Os BSD 4
.Sh NAME
-.Nm ln
+.Nm ln ,
+.Nm link
.Nd make links
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm ln
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@
.Op Fl fsv
.Ar source_file ...
.Op target_dir
+.Nm link
+.Ar source_file Ar target_file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
@@ -122,6 +125,15 @@ makes links in
.Ar target_dir
to all the named source files.
The links made will have the same name as the files being linked to.
+.Pp
+When the utility is called as
+.Nm link ,
+exactly two arguments must be supplied,
+neither of which may specify a directory.
+No options may be supplied in this simple mode of operation,
+which simply performs a
+.Xr link 2
+operation using the two passed arguments.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr link 2 ,
.Xr lstat 2 ,
@@ -138,3 +150,7 @@ An
.Nm
command appeared in
.At v1 .
+The simplified
+.Nm link
+command conforms to
+.St -susv2 .
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