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Reply-To: bug#13742 <13742@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:11:55 +0000 retitle 13742 Is this soft link directory bug? reassign 13742 coreutils submitter 13742 Taroe90 severity 13742 normal tag 13742 notabug moreinfo thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Feb 18 00:36:17 2013 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Feb 2013 05:36:17 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33702 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1U7JOi-0004jg-Jz for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:36:17 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:59276) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1U7HOW-0001oM-Ex for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:27:57 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U7HNY-0007SR-GH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:26:58 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT, FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE, MIME_CHARSET_FARAWAY, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]:56326) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U7HNY-0007SN-DZ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:26:56 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:42401) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U7HNV-00017a-9W for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:26:56 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U7HNS-0007Qe-NB for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:26:53 -0500 Received: from mail-pa0-f45.google.com ([209.85.220.45]:52080) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U7HNS-0007QO-HY for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:26:50 -0500 Received: by mail-pa0-f45.google.com with SMTP id kl14so2602519pab.32 for ; Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:26:48 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject :content-type; bh=UPHWjbjQsTSmepA/zO0dFI4of+rDpdUcnLNIPej3Ui4=; b=fUMOfvXuOW5mylz6lA73QByrfpkSb+/YiedYVYEu9u0RVql0sRnh0Odtia/xs3R5/2 70IpMANEzstE8mIMegNgOAAX7Ufo/pY3iMk1IWgst0SBm71qXif1MQvm+lKwTycQdEni 8vI0HP0GX0V0WyXXuQyCp7XtfBoFe/UfmHJoDidXD4cRS7p2+zttSodaUdoorviDaJN3 ZSFo7w0AI1do6r+6OART0HvU/0mJemoIT/7yj+C3KYJTmM0FyK/27rU/+6iu3IVFgjD9 nagMJoUX9PURfw7V2CemKIf54LknHqsK20CmfpFFKaUGS00+THgyoxpX5fQkp6cBmRsX TLXg== X-Received: by 10.68.154.202 with SMTP id vq10mr26059888pbb.45.1361158008750; Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:26:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.99.90] ([220.250.26.2]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id o1sm25205753pax.2.2013.02.17.19.26.45 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:26:47 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <51219F72.5050402@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:26:42 +0800 From: Taroe90 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130106 Thunderbird/17.0.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Subject: Is this soft link directory bug? Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------070209080807040909050101" X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x [fuzzy] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -3.2 (---) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:36:15 -0500 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070209080807040909050101 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=GB2312 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi, sorry for my poor english ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln/a$ ll 总用量 8 drwxrwxr-x 2 ping ping 4096 2月 18 11:23 ./ drwxrwxr-x 3 ping ping 4096 2月 18 11:22 ../ ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln/a$ ln -fs /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/a /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/b ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln/a$ ll 总用量 8 drwxrwxr-x 2 ping ping 4096 2月 18 11:23 ./ drwxrwxr-x 3 ping ping 4096 2月 18 11:22 ../ lrwxrwxrwx 1 ping ping 33 2月 18 11:23 a -> /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/a/ ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln/a$ cd .. ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln$ ll 总用量 12 drwxrwxr-x 3 ping ping 4096 2月 18 11:22 ./ drwxr-xr-x 9 ping ping 4096 2月 18 10:57 ../ drwxrwxr-x 2 ping ping 4096 2月 18 11:23 a/ lrwxrwxrwx 1 ping ping 33 2月 18 11:22 b -> /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/a/ ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln$ Why in a directory will appear a soft link? using absolute path. --------------070209080807040909050101 Content-Type: text/html; charset=GB2312 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi,
sorry for my poor english

ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln/a$ ll
总用量 8
drwxrwxr-x 2 ping ping 4096  2月 18 11:23 ./
drwxrwxr-x 3 ping ping 4096  2月 18 11:22 ../
ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln/a$ ln -fs /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/a /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/b
ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln/a$ ll
总用量 8
drwxrwxr-x 2 ping ping 4096  2月 18 11:23 ./
drwxrwxr-x 3 ping ping 4096  2月 18 11:22 ../
lrwxrwxrwx 1 ping ping   33  2月 18 11:23 a -> /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/a/
ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln/a$ cd ..
ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln$ ll
总用量 12
drwxrwxr-x 3 ping ping 4096  2月 18 11:22 ./
drwxr-xr-x 9 ping ping 4096  2月 18 10:57 ../
drwxrwxr-x 2 ping ping 4096  2月 18 11:23 a/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 ping ping   33  2月 18 11:22 b -> /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/a/
ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln$

Why in a directory will appear a soft link?
using absolute path.



--------------070209080807040909050101-- From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Feb 18 13:19:27 2013 Received: (at 13742) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Feb 2013 18:19:27 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35009 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1U7VJG-00012b-WA for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:19:27 -0500 Received: from joseki.proulx.com ([216.17.153.58]:35786) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1U7VJD-00012N-2B; Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:19:24 -0500 Received: from hysteria.proulx.com (hysteria.proulx.com [192.168.230.119]) by joseki.proulx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2ECDB211D5; Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:18:21 -0700 (MST) Received: by hysteria.proulx.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id E5CF22DCDD; Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:18:20 -0700 (MST) Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:18:20 -0700 From: Bob Proulx To: Taroe90 Subject: Re: bug#13742: Is this soft link directory bug? Message-ID: <20130218181820.GA32430@hysteria.proulx.com> References: <51219F72.5050402@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <51219F72.5050402@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: 0.2 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 13742 Cc: 13742@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -0.6 (/) tag 13742 + moreinfo notabug close 13742 thanks Taroe90 wrote: > sorry for my poor english Please do not worry. But there are questions. > ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln/a$ ll What is the "ll" command? And alias for "ls -l"? Or an alias for "ls -lF"? Or something different? > =E6=80=BB=E7=94=A8=E9=87=8F 8 > drwxrwxr-x 2 ping ping 4096 2=E6=9C=88 18 11:23 ./ > drwxrwxr-x 3 ping ping 4096 2=E6=9C=88 18 11:22 ../ > ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln/a$ ln -fs /home/ping/mywork/te= st/shell/ln/a /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/b What is the value of /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/b before this command? If /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/b does not exist then this will create a symlink. If /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/b is a directory then it will create a symlink within the target directory. If /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/b is itself already a symink then if it already points to an existing directory then it will create a new symlink within the existing directory. If /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/b exists then an error message will be produce saying that the file exists and the command will exit non-zero= . > ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln/a$ ll > =E6=80=BB=E7=94=A8=E9=87=8F 8 > drwxrwxr-x 2 ping ping 4096 2=E6=9C=88 18 11:23 ./ > drwxrwxr-x 3 ping ping 4096 2=E6=9C=88 18 11:22 ../ > lrwxrwxrwx 1 ping ping 33 2=E6=9C=88 18 11:23 a -> /home/ping/mywork/te= st/shell/ln/a/ The above symlink value ends with a trailing "/". The "ll" command is not known. If it is "ls -lF" then the trailing slash is produced by the -F part. If not then it is part of the value. And if so then the above "a" symlink was not produced by the previous "ln" command shown but was created using a different command. It is no problem to have /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/a/a be a symlink to /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/a. This is allowed. It is no problem to have /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/a/a be a symlink to /home/ping/mywork/test/shell/ln/a/. This is allowed. The trailing slash forces the value to be interpreted as a directory. > ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln/a$ cd .. > ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln$ ll > =E6=80=BB=E7=94=A8=E9=87=8F 12 > drwxrwxr-x 3 ping ping 4096 2=E6=9C=88 18 11:22 ./ > drwxr-xr-x 9 ping ping 4096 2=E6=9C=88 18 10:57 ../ > drwxrwxr-x 2 ping ping 4096 2=E6=9C=88 18 11:23 a/ > lrwxrwxrwx 1 ping ping 33 2=E6=9C=88 18 11:22 b -> /home/ping/mywork/te= st/shell/ln/a/ The "b" symlink points to "a". Creating a new symlink with a target directory of "b" will follow the symlink into the "a" directory. Simpler with shorter paths. $ mkdir a $ ln -s a b # <-- Creates "b" symink to "a" $ ln -s a b # <-- Creates "a/a" symlink due to existence of "b" To avoid using portable syntax. (Okay for System V systems [HP-UX, other= s].) $ mkdir a $ ln -s a b # <-- Creates "b" symink to "a" $ rm -f b # <-- Removes "b" before creating second symlink $ ln -s a b # <-- Creates "a/a" symlink due to existence of "b" To avoid using BSD or GNU specific syntax. $ mkdir a $ ln -s a b # <-- Creates "b" symink to "a" $ ln -sfn a b # <-- Creates "b" ignoring existing, ignoring symlink > Why in a directory will appear a soft link? > using absolute path. It will appear because the existing symlink points to an existing directory. Please see the -n option. Here is the documentation from the ln command. `-n' `--no-dereference' Do not treat the last operand specially when it is a symbolic link to a directory. Instead, treat it as if it were a normal file. When the destination is an actual directory (not a symlink to one), there is no ambiguity. The link is created in that directory. But when the specified destination is a symlink to a directory, there are two ways to treat the user's request. `ln' can treat the destination just as it would a normal directory and create the link in it. On the other hand, the destination can be viewed as a non-directory--as the symlink itself. In that case, `ln' must delete or backup that symlink before creating the new link. The default is to treat a destination that is a symlink to a directory just like a directory. This option is weaker than the `--no-target-directory' (`-T') option, so it has no effect if both options are given. Bob From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Feb 18 13:46:03 2013 Received: (at 13742) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Feb 2013 18:46:04 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35062 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1U7Vj0-0002aD-IL for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:46:03 -0500 Received: from joseki.proulx.com ([216.17.153.58]:35921) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1U7Viy-0002Zx-So for 13742@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:46:01 -0500 Received: from hysteria.proulx.com (hysteria.proulx.com [192.168.230.119]) by joseki.proulx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F4D5211D5; Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:44:59 -0700 (MST) Received: by hysteria.proulx.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id D389F2DCDD; Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:44:58 -0700 (MST) Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:44:58 -0700 From: Bob Proulx To: Taroe90 Subject: Re: bug#13742: Is this soft link directory bug? Message-ID: <20130218184458.GA10246@hysteria.proulx.com> References: <51219F72.5050402@gmail.com> <20130218181820.GA32430@hysteria.proulx.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20130218181820.GA32430@hysteria.proulx.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Spam-Score: 0.2 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 13742 Cc: 13742@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -0.6 (/) Bob Proulx wrote: > Simpler with shorter paths. > > $ mkdir a > $ ln -s a b # <-- Creates "b" symink to "a" > $ ln -s a b # <-- Creates "a/a" symlink due to existence of "b" > > To avoid using portable syntax. (Okay for System V systems [HP-UX, others].) > > $ mkdir a > $ ln -s a b # <-- Creates "b" symink to "a" > $ rm -f b # <-- Removes "b" before creating second symlink > $ ln -s a b # <-- Creates "a/a" symlink due to existence of "b" My comment above is a mistake. This following comment is wrong. > $ ln -s a b # <-- Creates "a/a" symlink due to existence of "b" That should read: $ mkdir a $ ln -s a b # <-- Creates "b" symink to "a" $ rm -f b # <-- Removes "b" before creating second symlink $ ln -s a b # <-- Creates "b" symlink to "a" due to no prior "b" Sorry for the mistake in that comment. Bob From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Feb 19 02:51:08 2013 Received: (at 13742) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Feb 2013 07:51:09 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35919 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1U7hyl-0001GU-Kb for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:51:08 -0500 Received: from joseki.proulx.com ([216.17.153.58]:38748) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1U7hyg-0001GB-Tf for 13742@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:51:05 -0500 Received: from dismay.proulx.com (dismay.proulx.com [172.27.61.4]) by joseki.proulx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E39EF211D5; Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:49:57 -0700 (MST) Received: by dismay.proulx.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 82CF6D2037A; Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:49:57 -0700 (MST) Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:49:57 -0700 From: Bob Proulx To: Taroe90 Subject: Re: bug#13742: Is this soft link directory bug? Message-ID: <20130219074957.GB21892@dismay.proulx.com> References: <51219F72.5050402@gmail.com> <20130218181820.GA32430@hysteria.proulx.com> <5122D289.4050807@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5122D289.4050807@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: 0.2 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 13742 Cc: 13742@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -0.6 (/) Taroe90 wrote: > =E4=BA=8E 2013=E5=B9=B402=E6=9C=8819=E6=97=A5 02:18, Bob Proulx =E5=86=99= =E9=81=93: > >>ping@ping-kubuntu:~/mywork/test/shell/ln/a$ ll > > > >What is the "ll" command? And alias for "ls -l"? Or an alias for > >"ls -lF"? Or something different? > > alias ll=3D'ls -alF' Okay. The -F is what added that trailing '/' and now we know it wasn't part of the symlink value. Thanks! > thx for you help, now I know how to do it! Very good. Thanks for letting us know! Bob From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Feb 20 01:10:31 2013 Received: (at 13742) by debbugs.gnu.org; 20 Feb 2013 06:10:31 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38304 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1U82sw-0004UF-QS for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:10:31 -0500 Received: from smtp.cs.ucla.edu ([131.179.128.62]:45189) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1U82sr-0004U4-Vk for 13742@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:10:29 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6FB339E8109; Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:09:15 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at smtp.cs.ucla.edu Received: from smtp.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id fwlff3R3bloy; Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:09:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.9] (pool-71-189-154-249.lsanca.fios.verizon.net [71.189.154.249]) by smtp.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6A91B39E8100; Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:09:15 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <5124688B.8070003@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:09:15 -0800 From: Paul Eggert Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130106 Thunderbird/17.0.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Taroe90 Subject: Re: bug#13742: Is this soft link directory bug? References: <51219F72.5050402@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <51219F72.5050402@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -2.1 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 13742 Cc: 13742@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.9 (--) I don't know why you got the behavior you describe. My guess is that you have a command 'ln' that is not exactly the same as GNU coreutils 'ln'. The fact that you have a command 'll' suggests that you have wrappers or aliases or something, and 'ln' may be one of those. 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