home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Speccy ClassiX 1998
/
Speccy ClassiX 98.iso
/
amiga_system
/
the_aminet
/
dev
/
gcc
/
ixemulsdk.lha
/
man
/
cat2
/
symlink.0
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1992-08-10
|
4KB
|
133 lines
SYMLINK(2) UNIX Programmer's Manual SYMLINK(2)
NNAAMMEE
ssyymmlliinnkk - make symbolic link to a file
SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
##iinncclluuddee <<uunniissttdd..hh>>
_i_n_t
ssyymmlliinnkk(_c_o_n_s_t _c_h_a_r _*_n_a_m_e_1, _c_o_n_s_t _c_h_a_r _*_n_a_m_e_2)
DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
A symbolic link _n_a_m_e_2 is created to _n_a_m_e_1 (_n_a_m_e_2 is the name of the file
created, _n_a_m_e_1 is the string used in creating the symbolic link). Either
name may be an arbitrary path name; the files need not be on the same
file system.
RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEESS
Upon successful completion, a zero value is returned. If an error oc¡
curs, the error code is stored in _e_r_r_n_o and a ¡1 value is returned.
EERRRROORRSS
The symbolic link succeeds unless:
[ENOTDIR]
A component of the _n_a_m_e_2 prefix is not a directory.
[EINVAL] Either _n_a_m_e_1 or _n_a_m_e_2 contains a character with the high¡order
bit set.
[ENAMETOOLONG]
A component of either pathname exceeded 255 characters, or the
entire length of either path name exceeded 1023 characters.
[ENOENT] The named file does not exist.
[EACCES] A component of the _n_a_m_e_2 path prefix denies search permission.
[ELOOP] Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating the
pathname.
[EEXIST] _N_a_m_e_2 already exists.
[EIO] An I/O error occurred while making the directory entry for
_n_a_m_e_2, or allocating the inode for _n_a_m_e_2, or writing out the
link contents of _n_a_m_e_2.
[EROFS] The file _n_a_m_e_2 would reside on a read¡only file system.
[ENOSPC] The directory in which the entry for the new symbolic link is
being placed cannot be extended because there is no space left
on the file system containing the directory.
[ENOSPC] The new symbolic link cannot be created because there there is
no space left on the file system that will contain the symbolic
link.
[ENOSPC] There are no free inodes on the file system on which the sym¡
bolic link is being created.
[EDQUOT] The directory in which the entry for the new symbolic 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.
[EDQUOT] The new symbolic link cannot be created because the user's quo¡
ta of disk blocks on the file system that will contain the sym¡
bolic link has been exhausted.
[EDQUOT] The user's quota of inodes on the file system on which the sym¡
bolic link is being created has been exhausted.
[EIO] An I/O error occurred while making the directory entry or allo¡
cating the inode.
[EFAULT] _N_a_m_e_1 or _n_a_m_e_2 points outside the process's allocated address
space.
SSEEEE AALLSSOO
link(2), ln(1), unlink(2)
HHIISSTTOORRYY
The ssyymmlliinnkk function call appeared in 4.2BSD.
4.2 Berkeley Distribution March 10, 1991 2