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ln, as well as, cp and mv are all 'command source destination'
by vampirechicken 14y ago
ln, as well as, cp and mv are all 'command source destination'
- grkvlt 14y agoYes, but the commands are normally interpreted differently in English. For example, 'cp A B' is copy from A to B that is, copying source A to destination B. But 'ln A B' could easily be interpreted as link A to B or make A a link to B where it is really making B a link to A. At least, that's why I sometimes forget the order. I think this is because 'to copy' is a transitive verb and 'to link' is instransitive, in the sense they are used here...?
- vampirechicken 14y agoBut with a quick perusal of the man page, you learn how the software works, and you don't have to make assumption based on interpretations of natural languages.