LINK (The GNU Fortran Compiler) (original) (raw)
8.172 LINK — Create a hard link ¶
Synopsis:
| CALL LINK(PATH1, PATH2 [, STATUS]) |
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| STATUS = LINK(PATH1, PATH2) |
Description:
Makes a (hard) link from file PATH1 to PATH2. A null character (CHAR(0)) can be used to mark the end of the names inPATH1 and PATH2; otherwise, trailing blanks in the file names are ignored. If the STATUS argument is supplied, it contains 0 on success or a nonzero error code upon return; seelink(2).
This intrinsic is provided in both subroutine and function forms; however, only one form can be used in any given program unit.
Class:
Subroutine, function
Arguments:
| PATH1 | Shall be of default CHARACTER type. |
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| PATH2 | Shall be of default CHARACTER type. |
| STATUS | (Optional) Shall be of default INTEGER type. |
Standard:
GNU extension
See also:
SYMLNK — Create a symbolic link,
UNLINK — Remove a file from the file system