Because in the final result, the link points to the original. The directory listing will even say link -> original So naturally you want to say that in th

Because in the final result, the link points to the original. The directory listing will even say link -> original So naturally you want to say that in the command, "make a link that points to the original". I had a friend who gave up and made an alias that sorted out which of the arguments existed and did The Right Thing.