Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 16:08:26 -0500 (EST) From: Steve Bertrand <iaccounts@northnetworks.ca> To: Daniela <dgw@liwest.at> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: symlink confusion Message-ID: <20031112160719.U11115@svr3.northnetworks.ca> In-Reply-To: <200311122204.12864.dgw@liwest.at> References: <20031112143832.U11115@svr3.northnetworks.ca> <200311122204.12864.dgw@liwest.at>
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> > # ln -s /usr/X11R6 /home/steve/X11R6 > > > > Which put a new link from the original to the new location. > > > > If I # rm /home/steve/X11R6, will I be safe as to not delete the original > > directory? I'm sorry, the above line should have read: # rm /usr/X11R6 not the other way around. In essence, if I delete the link, the directory should remain right? Then I can just move the directory back to it's original location? Steve > > What does: > # ls -l /usr/X11R6 /home/steve/X11R6 > tell you? > I'm currently a bit confused. > > > > > If this is true, what could I have done in the past that would of seen an > > entire directory structure deleted by deleting the link? > > > > Tks for your input. > > > > Steve > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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