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Date:      Tue, 8 Oct 2002 15:19:50 -0700
From:      Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: help with ln "linking" Please! [attn manpage authors!]
Message-ID:  <20021008221950.GG81796@vectors.cx>
In-Reply-To: <200210082214.g98MEngt064064@lurza.secnetix.de>
References:  <zgsmzg69y1.mzg@localhost.localdomain> <200210082214.g98MEngt064064@lurza.secnetix.de>

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>> (10.08.2002 @ 1514 PST): Oliver Fromme said, in 1.2K: <<
>    ln [-fhinv] existing_filename [another_filename]
>    ln -s [-fhinv] symlink_target [symlink_name]
> 
> That would be completely clear, IMO.  Although maybe a bit
> too verbose.

too verbose? i disagree.

> (OK, in the case of symlinks it doesn't really
> have to exist), and the new thing comes last.

most people who would benefit from having ln spelled out for them
probably won't be doing terribly difficult things with it ::)

-Adam


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Adam Weinberger
adam@vectors.cx


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