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# Python2.x Python os.link() Method [ Python OS File/Directory Methods](#) * * * ### Overview The os.link() method is used to create a hard link named dst pointing to src. This method is very useful for creating a copy of an existing file. It is only supported on Unix and Windows. ### Syntax The syntax for the **link()** method is as follows: os.link(src, dst) ### Parameters * **src** -- The source address for creating the hard link. * **dst** -- The destination address for creating the hard link. ### Return Value This method does not return a value. ### Example The following example demonstrates the use of the link() method: #!/usr/bin/python# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-import os, sys # Open file path = "/var/www/html/foo.txt" fd = os.open( path, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREAT )# Close file os.close( fd )# Create a copy of the above file dst = "/tmp/foo.txt" os.link( path, dst)print "Hard link created successfully!!" The output of executing the above program is: Hard link created successfully!! [ Python OS File/Directory Methods](#)