On 29/11/2021 07:07 pm, Paul Eggert wrote:
On 11/29/21 02:34, Ulf Zibis wrote:
I think, for beginners it would be less confusing, if the most simple
form would be the first.
Unfortunately the simple form "ln TARGET" is quite rarely used, so
putting it first is likely to confuse beginners even more than what we
have already. Come to think of it, perhaps we should put the simple form
last instead of 2nd.
I use 'ln -s "source"' quite a lot for linking into e.g. /usr/local/bin
from my own $HOME/bin.
The real problem could be with the terminology.
'ln [options] TARGET [LINK_NAME]'; the TARGET is really the source,
which obviously must exist. A TARGET is really something you aim at.
Perhaps it should be changed to 'ln [options] source [link]'
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Chris Elvidge
