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link(1M)							      link(1M)

NAME
       link, unlink - execute and system calls without error checking

SYNOPSIS
       file1 file2

       file

DESCRIPTION
       The  and	 commands perform their respective system calls on their argu‐
       ments, abandoning most error checking.

       These commands can be executed only by users who have appropriate priv‐
       ileges.

EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
   Environment Variables
       determines the language in which messages are displayed.

       If  is  not specified in the environment or is set to the empty string,
       the value of is used as a default for each unspecified or  empty	 vari‐
       able.   If is not specified or is set to the empty string, a default of
       "C" (see lang(5)) is used instead of

       If any  internationalization  variable  contains	 an  invalid  setting,
       behaves	as  if all internationalization variables are set to "C".  See
       environ(5).

   International Code Set Support
       Single- and multi-byte character code sets are supported.

RETURN VALUE
       and return the following values:

	      Operation successful.
	      Input syntax error.
	      The    or call failed.

WARNINGS
       If a directory that contains files other	 than  and  is	unlinked,  the
       files  become orphans, unless they are also linked by some other direc‐
       tory.

       Not all file systems permit linking to directories.

SEE ALSO
       ln(1), rm(1), link(2), unlink(2).

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
								      link(1M)

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