Have you ever tried create a link to a file, and the new link that you 
intend to create is a name that already exist in the directory?

	Johnny

Petar Bogdanovic wrote:
> 'ello!
> 
> The man-page of ln(1) says:
> 
> "-f    Unlink any already existing file, permitting the link to occur."
> 
> 
> Well, I somehow do not understand the second part of the description.. 
> (permitting the link to occur) but - to be honest - I even don't 
> understand the first part: "Unlink _any_"? Why any, if I supply an 
> argument? (and I think, that I'll always supply ln with an argument)
> 
> 
> Thank you & with kind regards,
> 
> Petar

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