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- From: edwards@aurs01.uucp (A. J. Edwards)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
- Subject: Help with ln -f -s
- Message-ID: <61113@aurs01.UUCP>
- Date: 2 Sep 92 17:25:56 GMT
- Sender: news@aurs01.UUCP
- Organization: Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh NC
- Lines: 28
-
- When I do the following command, sometimes I get the following
- error that I don't really understand why and how it occurs.
-
- ln -f -s /project/srcpool/sf601589_06d2.c ./obj/sf601589_06d2.c
- ./obj/sf601589_06d2.c: File exists
-
- We are running ULTRIX V4.2A (Rev. 47) System #4: Fri Aug 7 16:16:52 EDT 1992.
-
- According to the Ultrix man page, the -f option forces the removal
- of the existing link before creating the new link. In the case that
- I have just shown, there were no links in the obj directory before
- the command was executed.
-
- Any ideas on how to get around this problem will be greatly
- appreciated.
-
- * Alan Edwards, RD&E -*- Internet Domain: <edwards%aurgate@mcnc.org> *
- * Alcatel Network Systems -*- USENET Pathalias: <edwards@aurs01.UUCP> *
- * 2912 Wake Forest Road -*- USENET !-Style: <...!mcnc!aurgate!edwards> *
- * Raleigh, NC 27609 -*- Work Phone: +1 919 850-6562 *
-
- # New Internet Domain : <edwards%aurfs1.aur.alcatel.com@rockdal.aud.alcatel.com>
- * Alan Edwards, RD&E -*- Internet Domain: <edwards%aurgate@mcnc.org> *
- * Alcatel Network Systems -*- USENET Pathalias: <edwards@aurs01.UUCP> *
- * 2912 Wake Forest Road -*- USENET !-Style: <...!mcnc!aurgate!edwards> *
- * Raleigh, NC 27609 -*- Work Phone: +1 919 850-6562 *
-
- # New Internet Domain : <edwards%aurfs1.aur.alcatel.com@rockdal.aud.alcatel.com>
-