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Is there anything that could help me memorise the argument order of the ln command? (ma.fellr.net)
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Is there anything that could help me memorise the argument order of the ln command?

I'll take anything from little helper phrases over shell extensions to replacements written in Rust. I only use the command occasionally, but I need a fool-proof solution. Do you have any tricks to get it right?

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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I remember it because it has the one-arg form which only takes the target, so that's the first arg. Good luck!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    This is the one that works for me, too.

    A link operation is meaningless without a target, so that must come first.

    If you don't specify a name for the link, a reasonable name can be inferred from the target. So, the link name goes last, where it can be potentially omitted.

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