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<div><h1>linkFile(String,String) -- make a new link to a file</h1>
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<ul><li><div class="list"><dl class="element"><dt class="heading">Usage: </dt><dd class="value"><div><tt>linkFile(o,n)</tt></div>
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<li><span>Function: <a href="_link__File_lp__String_cm__String_rp.html" title="make a new link to a file">linkFile</a></span></li>
<li><div class="single">Inputs:<ul><li><span><tt>o</tt>, <span>a <a href="___String.html">string</a></span>, the path to an existing file</span></li>
<li><span><tt>n</tt>, <span>a <a href="___String.html">string</a></span>, a new path to the file</span></li>
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<li><div class="single">Consequences:<ul><li>a new link <tt>n</tt> is made to the existing file reachable using the path <tt>o</tt></li>
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<div class="single"><h2>See also</h2>
<ul><li><span><a href="_move__File_lp__String_cm__String_rp.html" title="">moveFile</a></span></li>
<li><span><a href="_copy__File_lp__String_cm__String_rp.html" title="">copyFile</a></span></li>
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