Linux ln Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use ln commmand in Linux. ln command is ln - make links between files ln [OPTION]... [-T] TARGET LINK_NAME ln [OPTION]... TARGET

What is Linux ln Command?  

In this tutorial we learn how to use ln command in Linux. ln command is ln - make links between files ln [OPTION]… [-T] TARGET LINK_NAME ln [OPTION]… TARGET

ln Syntax  

       ln [OPTION]... [-T] TARGET LINK_NAME
       ln [OPTION]... TARGET
       ln [OPTION]... TARGET... DIRECTORY
       ln [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY TARGET...

ln Examples  

ln Command Manual / Help  

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of ln command.

ln command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for ln command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man ln

To open info page for ln command we can use command below.

info ln

To open help page from ln command we can run command below.

ln --help

Linux ln Command Source Code  

You can find ln command source code from the folowing repositories:

Related Linux Commands  

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary  

In this tutorial we learn how to use ln in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.