On Wednesday 12 November 2003 20:38, Marty Landman wrote: > At 03:00 PM 11/12/2003, you wrote: > ># ln -s /home/steve/directory /tmp/directory > ># rm /tmp/directory > > > >In testing, the original directory (/home/steve/directory) did not get > > removed > > I'm a newbie Steve so maybe will be asking more than answering here. But > isn't it the case that with a soft link as you created in the first line in > the second line you'd only be deleting the link itself and not the actual > directory? But if you used a hard link
You can't make hard links to directories. See ln(1) for more info. > # ln /home/steve/directory /tmp/directory > # rm /tmp/directory > > then the real directory would be deleted? > > > Marty Landman Face 2 Interface Inc 845-679-9387 > Sign On Required: Web membership software for your site > Make a Website: http://face2interface.com/Home/Demo.shtml > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
