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- From: rmfowler@landru.mtc.ti.com (Rex Fowler)
- Subject: Re: link vs ln on the 3b1: what gives?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.234232.6234@ticipa.pac.sc.ti.com>
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- References: <1993Jan21.222343.18551@colorado.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 23:42:32 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan21.222343.18551@colorado.edu> wouk@alumni.cs.colorado.edu (Arthur Wouk) writes:
- >
- >ln -s does not work.
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- Our kernel does not support symbolic links. BSD added it although many
- newer implementations have also included it.
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- >ln a b just creates two copies of the same file with different names.
- >is this a bug or a feature?:-)
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- One file, two names. Look at compress/uncompress/zcat, it's the same file
- with 3 names. I'd call links a feature. Not having symlinks is just
- another "it's not in the kernel" issue.
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- >this is a very unsatisfactory state of affairs. how do we create soft
- >links on the 3b1?
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- can't
-
- >can we use the alias feature in ksh, and will it give the same results
- >as a soft link?
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- No, alias is used for commands, not filenames
-
- Also,
- link is a system call , ln is a shell command. ln uses link.
-
- >--
- >arthur wouk
- >internet: wouk@alumni.cs.colorado.edu
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