link

Syntax

#include <unistd.h> int link(const char *exists, const char *new);

Description

Because of limitations of MS-DOS, this function doesn't really link two files together. However, it simulates a real link by copying the file at exists to new.

Return Value

Zero on success, nonzero on failure.

Portability

ANSI/ISO C	No
POSIX	1003.2-1992; 1003.1-2001

Example

link("foo.c", "foo.bak");