Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 18:47:57 -0700 From: Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx> To: Steve Mazerski <smazerski@yahoo.co.jp> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why hard, not soft links? Message-ID: <20020803014757.GC9210@vectors.cx> In-Reply-To: <200208030344.27552.smazerski@yahoo.co.jp> References: <200208030344.27552.smazerski@yahoo.co.jp>
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if /usr/bin/nvi were a softlink to /usr/bin/vi, and you moved
/usr/bin/vi to /usr/bin/myeditor, then /usr/bin/nvi wouldn't point to
the correct place anymore, and would die.
furthermore, a softlink implies "this is a shortcut to running this
command," whereas a hardlink implies "this is another name for this
command."
FURTHERMORE, does $0 get set to the name of the calling softlink?
-Adam
>> (08.02.2002 @ 1844 PST): Steve Mazerski said, in 0.4K: <<
>
> Is there any particular reason why FreeBSD makes frequent use
> of hard links instead of soft links when defining "alternative"
> names for commands and other files?
>
> e.g. /usr/bin/nvi and /usr/bin/vi are the same file.
>
> Linux distros tend to use soft links for the same thing.
>
> Just wondering
>
> S.Mazerski
>
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>> end of "Why hard, not soft links?" from Steve Mazerski <<
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