coreutils/src/ln.c

29 #include "file-set.h"
58 /* If true, list each file as it is moved. */
69    command `ln --force --no-dereference file symlink-to-dir' deletes
107 target_directory_operand (char const *file)
109   char const *b = last_component (file);
114     (dereference_dest_dir_symlinks ? stat (file, &st) : lstat (file, &st));
118     error (EXIT_FAILURE, err, _("accessing %s"), quote (file));
120     error (EXIT_FAILURE, err, _("target %s is not a directory"), quote (file));
124 /* Make a link DEST to the (usually) existing file SOURCE.
175      source file, then refuse to unlink it.  */
187      making a link ln must remove the destination file if it exists.
188      (with --backup, it just renames any existing destination file)
193           "... same file" diagnostic, below.  Otherwise, subsequent
194           code would give a misleading "file not found" diagnostic.
208          SOURCE.  If the file has only one link then both are surely
213       error (0, 0, _("%s and %s are the same file"),
270      that refer to the same file), rename succeeds and DEST remains.
358       --backup[=CONTROL]      make a backup of each existing destination file\n\
369                                 directory as if it were a normal file\n\
377   -T, --no-target-directory   treat LINK_NAME as a normal file\n\
378   -v, --verbose               print name of each linked file\n\
416   char **file;
500   file = argv + optind;
504       error (0, 0, _("missing file operand"));
518                    _("missing destination file operand after %s"),
519                    quote (file[0]));
521             error (0, 0, _("extra operand %s"), quote (file[2]));
529       else if (2 <= n_files && target_directory_operand (file[n_files - 1]))
530         target_directory = file[--n_files];
533                quote (file[n_files - 1]));
574                                          last_component (file[i]),
577           ok &= do_link (file[i], dest);
582     ok = do_link (file[0], file[1]);