Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > i dont use hardlinks.. ( creates portability problems )
If you have standard Debian software installed, like gzip, then you use hardlinks. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# ls -l /bin/*zip* -rwxr-xr-x 4 root root 46160 Dec 2 1999 /bin/gunzip* -rwxr-xr-x 4 root root 46160 Dec 2 1999 /bin/gzip* These files have 4 links to them. > Maggie:/tmp/test# ln -s ./pinerc023592 x.s > Maggie:/tmp/test# ln ./pinerc023592 x.h > Maggie:/tmp/test# ls -la > total 2 > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 May 14 20:11 ./ > drwxrwxrwt 4 root root 1024 May 14 20:08 ../ > lrwxrwxrwx 2 root root 24 May 14 20:08 pinerc023592 -> > /home/alvin/pinerc023592 > lrwxrwxrwx 2 root root 24 May 14 20:08 x.h -> > /home/alvin/pinerc023592 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 May 14 20:11 x.s -> > ./pinerc023592 What unix are you using? That x.h sure looks like a soft symlink to me. On my Debian system: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/test% touch .pine [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/test% ln -s ./.pine x.s [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/test% ln ./.pine x.h [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/test% ls -la total 8 drwx------ 2 jdc jdc 4096 May 15 10:04 ./ drwxrwxrwt 23 root root 4096 May 15 10:03 ../ -rw------- 2 jdc jdc 0 May 15 10:03 .pine -rw------- 2 jdc jdc 0 May 15 10:03 x.h lrwxrwxrwx 1 jdc jdc 7 May 15 10:04 x.s -> ./.pine A hardlink isn't "symbolic" in that the file name of the target isn't stored. Your test shows a softlink. Dan
