I've been admining Linux systems for 25 years, and I still have to check which one it is every time.
@monsieuricon it’s the same as cp
@raggi @monsieuricon yeah... but not alias; troublesome for those who feel ln is more like alias than cp, right?

@clusterfcku @monsieuricon it's this thinking which leads to the manpage being super confusing.

$tool $existing_path $newly_created_path

forget the minutae, start with the simpler description!