Hi Ben Calvert,
Ben Calvert wrote:
On Aug 28, 2008, at 1:36 PM, Stuart Henderson wrote:
I don't think they are links, they are real copies. I am checking this
with konqueror as su and it show clearly when the file is a link
or a real file.
That's not a good way to check. Try ls(1).
It's likely that he doesn't know the difference between a soft and hard
link.
I'm very busy so I am not currently checking my threads, till next week
t least.
But I have just accidentally read your (this) posting.
I am quickly learning more about soft and hard links, and there is a
thread at kde-dev to create a patch for konqueror (+ kdedirstats + other
KDE tools) to avoid confusing people when dealing with files hard linked
to different folders (as crazily OpenBSD does in the /usr/ports/packages
folder ), which happened to me causing an erroneously information about
my system space getting eaten by "ghost" duplicated files.
mac - you need a basic unix book. for now, read man ln
man ln on my night sleep table, as some unix pdf books I found online as
"Introduction to Unix" 1998 by Frank G. Fiamingo
and
"Unix for Dummies" - 2004 - Wiley Publishing
Any advice here?
Mac.
