man: link prints a QR code itself, don't point at qrencode first (#2126)

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@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ Remove the registration lock pin.
Link to an existing device, instead of registering a new number.
This shows a "sgnl://linkdevice?uuid=..." URI.
If you want to connect to another signal-cli instance, you can just use this URI.
If you want to link to an Android/iOS device, create a QR code with the URI (e.g. with qrencode) and scan that in the Signal app.
If you want to link to an Android/iOS device, scan the QR code that signal-cli prints in the terminal with the Signal app.
If signal-cli is not running in a terminal, only the URI is printed and you can create a QR code from it yourself (e.g. with qrencode).
*-n* NAME, *--name* NAME::
Optionally specify a name to describe this new device.