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link(2)

symlink(2)

perror(3f)

unlink(3f)

link(3f)  —  VAX  —  Unsupported

Name

link, symlink − make a link to an existing file

Syntax

function link (name1, name2)
character*(*) name1, name2 integer function symlnk (name1, name2)
character*(*) name1, name2

Description

The name1 must be the pathname of an existing file.  The name2 is a pathname to be linked to file name1. The name2 must not already exist. 

The symlnk subroutine creates a symbolic link to name1.

Return Value

The returned value will be 0 if successful and a system error code otherwise. 

Restrictions

Pathnames can be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in <sys/param.h>. 

Files

/usr/lib/libU77.a

See Also

link(2), symlink(2), perror(3f), unlink(3f)

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