Gary W. Swearingen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How about this: ln [-fhinsv] source_filename [link_filename]
FWIW, the source doesn't have to be a file at all, in the case of symbolic links. I think the correct term is "link target" in that case -- that's how it is called in the standards (POSIX, SUSvX etc.). Maybe the manpage should differentiate those two cases, like this: ln [-fhinv] existing_filename [another_filename] ln -s [-fhinv] symlink_target [symlink_name] That would be completely clear, IMO. Although maybe a bit too verbose. Personally, I memorize it like this: The order of arguments to ln is the same as that of mv or cp -- the existing file comes first (OK, in the case of symlinks it doesn't really have to exist), and the new thing comes last. Regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co KG, Oettingenstr. 2, 80538 München Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. "All that we see or seem is just a dream within a dream" (E. A. Poe) To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
