link(2)
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LINK(2) NetBSD System Calls Manual LINK(2)
NAME
link -- make a hard file link
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
int
link(const char *name1, const char *name2);
int
linkat(int fd1, const char *name1, int fd2, const char *name2,
int flags);
DESCRIPTION
The link() function call atomically creates the specified directory entry
(hard link) name2 with the attributes of the underlying object pointed at
by name1. If the link is successful: the link count of the underlying
object is incremented; name1 and name2 share equal access and rights to
the underlying object.
If name1 is removed, the file name2 is not deleted and the link count of
the underlying object is decremented.
name1 must exist for the hard link to succeed and both name1 and name2
must be in the same file system. name1 may not be a directory unless the
caller is the super-user and the file system containing it supports link-
ing to directories.
When operating on a symlink, link() resolves the symlink and creates a
hard link on the target. linkat() will do the same if AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW
is set in flags, but it will link on the symlink itself if the flag is
clear.
At the moment, linkat() is partially implemented. It will return ENOSYS
for fd1 and fd2 values different than AT_FDCWD.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned. Otherwise, a value
of -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
link() will fail and no link will be created if:
[EACCES] A component of either path prefix denies search per-
mission, or the requested link requires writing in a
directory with a mode that denies write permission.
[EDQUOT] The directory in which the entry for the new link is
being placed cannot be extended because the user's
quota of disk blocks on the file system containing the
directory has been exhausted.
[EEXIST] The link named by name2 does exist.
[EFAULT] One of the pathnames specified is outside the
process's allocated address space.
[EIO] An I/O error occurred while reading from or writing to
the file system to make the directory entry.
[ELOOP] Too many symbolic links were encountered in translat-
ing one of the pathnames.
[EMLINK] The link count of the file named by name1 would exceed
{LINK_MAX}.
[ENAMETOOLONG] A component of a pathname exceeded {NAME_MAX} charac-
ters, or an entire path name exceeded {PATH_MAX} char-
acters.
[ENOENT] A component of either path prefix does not exist, or
the file named by name1 does not exist.
[ENOSPC] The directory in which the entry for the new link is
being placed cannot be extended because there is no
space left on the file system containing the direc-
tory.
[ENOTDIR] A component of either path prefix is not a directory.
[EOPNOTSUPP] The file system containing the file named by name1
does not support links.
[EPERM] The file named by name1 is a directory and the effec-
tive user ID is not super-user, or the file system
containing the file does not permit the use of link()
on a directory.
[EROFS] The requested link requires writing in a directory on
a read-only file system.
[EXDEV] The link named by name2 and the file named by name1
are on different file systems.
SEE ALSO
symlink(2), unlink(2)
STANDARDS
The link() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1990 (``POSIX.1'').
BUGS
linkat() is partially implemented.
NetBSD 6.0.2 January 12, 1994 NetBSD 6.0.2
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