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	@(#)link.2	2.1	7/1/84
	@(#)Copyright (C) 1983 by National Semiconductor Corp.
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.TH LINK 2 
.UC 4
.SH NAME
link \- link to a file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B link(name1, name2)
.B char *name1, *name2;
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
A link
to
.I name1
is created;
the link has the name
.IR name2 .
Either name may be an arbitrary path name.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
ln(1), unlink(2)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Zero is returned when a link is made;
\-1 is returned when
.I name1
cannot be found; when
.I name2
already exists; when the directory of
.I name2
cannot be written; when
an attempt is made to link to a directory by a user
other than the super-user;
when an attempt is made to link
to a file on another file system;
when a file has too many links.
.PP
On some systems
the super-user may link
to non-ordinary files.