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NAME
       link - call link function


SYNOPSIS
       link file1 file2


DESCRIPTION
       The link utility shall perform the function call:

              link(file1, file2);

       A user may need appropriate privilege to invoke the link utility.


OPTIONS
       None.


OPERANDS
       The following operands shall be supported:

       file1  The pathname of an existing file.

       file2  The pathname of the new directory entry to be created.


STDIN
       Not used.


INPUT FILES
       Not used.


ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       The following environment variables shall affect the execution of link:

       LANG   Provide  a  default  value for the internationalization variables that are unset or null. (See the
              Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, Section 8.2, Internationalization  Variables  for
              the  precedence  of  internationalization  variables  used  to  determine  the  values  of  locale
              categories.)

       LC_ALL If set to a non-empty string value, override the values  of  all  the  other  internationalization
              variables.

       LC_CTYPE
              Determine  the locale for the interpretation of sequences of bytes of text data as characters (for
              example, single-byte as opposed to multi-byte characters in arguments).

       LC_MESSAGES

              Determine the locale that should be used to affect the format and contents of diagnostic  messages
              written to standard error.

       NLSPATH
              Determine the location of message catalogs for the processing of LC_MESSAGES .


ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
       Default.


STDOUT
       None.


STDERR
       The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages.


OUTPUT FILES
       None.


EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
       None.


EXIT STATUS
       The following exit values shall be returned:

        0     Successful completion.

       >0     An error occurred.


CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS
       Default.

       The following sections are informative.


APPLICATION USAGE
       None.


EXAMPLES
       None.


RATIONALE
       None.


FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.


SEE ALSO
       ln , unlink() , the System Interfaces volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, link()


       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition,
       Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open  Group  Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
       Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the  original  IEEE  and
       The  Open  Group  Standard,  the  original  IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The
       original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .