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Subject: 'chflags' on a symbolic link file?
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Hello again,

Perhaps a dumb question, but can I do a 'chflags' on a symbolic link file?
(FreeBSD 4.7R). Not the destination of the link, but the actual link file
itself. The reason I ask, is that I want to prevent a symbolic link from
being deleted.

Thanks,

- Mark